Golden River (Zolotaya rechka)
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Golden River (Zolotaya rechka ) is a Soviet 1976 adventure movie directed by Venyamin Dorman. It is the second part of the dilogy, started by The Lost Expedition (Propavshaya ekspeditsiya) (1975). The story is set in 1922. Kumanin, survived member of the first geological expedition, returns to the gold-rich Siberian river Ardybash. While Russian civil war is over, the region is plagued with various gangs, and Kumanin meets some of his old foes.
The following weapons were used in the film Golden River (Zolotaya rechka) :
Handguns
Nagant M1895
Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used throughout the movie, notably hold by Aleksey Kumanin (Boris Smorchkov ), Chief of local Ugolovny Rozysk (criminal police) Fedyakin (Sergey Sazontyev ), gang chieftan Yefim Subbota (Viktor Sergachyov ), now known as "Seriy" (The Gray ), and his henchman, former White Army officer Gubenko (Vladimir Smirnov ). The Nagants are of anachronistic post-1930 version.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gubenko fires his revolver during the assault on the train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kumanin aims his Nagant at gold smuggler Zuev (Valentin Bryleev ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fedyakin carries a Nagant in holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yefim with Nagant and M91/30 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Yefim tries to raise his revolver.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fedyakin holds a Nagant during the operation against Subbota's gang.
Mauser C96
In the scene in Petrograd in 1919 a Red sailor carries a Mauser C96 in holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the sailors at the background carries a Mauser C96 in holster.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are widely used throughout the movie, seen in hands of Aleksey Kumanin (Boris Smorchkov ), Kirill Zimin (Aleksandr Kaidanovsky ), Silantiy (Nikolay Olyalin ), Yefim Subbota (Viktor Sergachyov ) and his henchmen, Red Army soldiers and militsia personnel.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Proshka (Anatoliy Kalabulin ) rests with his rifle at hand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yefim carries M19/30 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yefim hands another M91/30 to Zimin.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zimin inspects the rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An engine driver fires at bandints, attacking the train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kumanin fires during the attack on the train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Timokha (Nikolay Gorlov ) sadly looks at his rifle, damaged by a perfect shot of Silantiy.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gubenko (Vladimir Smirnov ) fires a rifle, taken from Proshka, at Red airplane.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zimin holds his rifle during the deadly encounter with Yefim.
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Mosin Nagant M1891
Some original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aleksey Kumanin (Boris Smorchkov ) carries an M91 rifle in the scene in Petrograd in 1919.
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Mosin Nagant "Obrez"
Yefim Subbota (Viktor Sergachyov ) and his henchmen Timokha (Nikolay Gorlov ) and Proshka (Anatoliy Kalabulin ) use Mosin Nagant "obrez" sawed-off rifles in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". It was mostly used by criminals and rebels.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Timokha carries an "obrez" in his belt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yefim grabs Proshka's "obrez"...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and fires at escaping accomplice.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Tyomka (Andrey Kharybin ), a kid from Old Believers skete, holds a Double Barreled Shotgun in one scene.
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Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Yefim Subbota's gang uses a Maxim M1910 machine gun in several scenes. A Maxim is also seen mounted on a patrol boat in Petrograd in 1919.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is mounted on a boat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandits' Maxim is used during the attack on the train.
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