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The Last Battle Posledniy boy , Ukrainian title Ostanniy biy ) is a 2019 (filmed 2018) Ukrainian Russian-language war mini-series. In June 1941 a Soviet experimental tank is on the way to the testing ground near Brest. When the tankers get news about the German invasion, they take the fight.
The following weapons were used in the film The Last Battle (Posledniy boy) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 The commander of the tank Lt. Platov (Mikhail Khmurov ) carries a Nagant M1895 revolver. In one scene he gives his revolver to engineer Igor Runge (Igor Petrusenko ). Nagants are also used by sailor Yashka (Vladimir Gorislavets ), the commander of German saboteurs (Sergey Siplivyy), the guard on the tank factory Pyatov (Artyom Fedotov), the commander of village volunteers (Aleksandr Spirin), village girl Alesya (Anastasiya Ivanova), and a Militsioner (Artem Poddubnyak). Nagants of both pre- and post-1930 versions are seen, and they often switch to each other due to numerous continuity errors.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38R Nagant Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militsioner holds a Nagant when he tries to catch up with the cart on which the sailor Yashka is leaving. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov draws his Nagant when a group of Red Army soldiers head to Platov's tank. The rounded front sight is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov holds the Nagant while the commander of the German saboteurs, posing himself as Soviet Lt. Samokhin, draws his own revolver from the holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Lt. Samokhin"'s Nagant has a deactivation slot on the barrel. The angular front sight is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Lt. Samokhin" holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Runge holds Platov's Nagant. The revolver has angular front sight while in the previous scenes Platov held a Nagant with the rounded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The commander of the volunteers returns the revolver to previously disarmed Pyatov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov holds two Nagants. Note the empty cylinders. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Lt. Samokhin" holds a Nagant. In this scene his revolver switches to a pre-1930 model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka holds a post-1930 Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alesya with Yashka's revolver. Unidentified revolver When the guard on the tank factory Pyatov (Artyom Fedotov) carries his revolver in holster, it is not a Nagant but some different revolver. Only the small part of the grip and the lanyard ring are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip and the lanyard ring of Pyatov's holstered revolver definitly differ from Nagant. Pistols TT-33 The secretary of the town party committee Gordeladze (Fyodor Olkhovskiy) carries a TT-33 . His pistol has brown grips that are common for 1939-40 and 1945 produced TTs. A TT is also used by one of the German saboteurs (Sebastyan Anton).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur, disguised as a Soviet Lieutenant, carries a TT in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same character with a TT in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gordeladze orders Kol'ka to leave the tank he is guarding under the threat of the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. The visible protruding muzzle of the TT is an element of deactivation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka (Vladimir Gorislavets ) holds Gordeladze's pistol. Luger P08 (ME Luger P08) German officers carry Luger P08 pistols that are blank-firing ME Luger P08 version, identified by the smooth back of the gun and markings, seen on some close-ups. Igor Runge (Igor Petrusenko ) uses a captured pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ME Luger P08, a blank firing gun - 9mm PAK Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Hauptmann (Capt.) (Andrey Mostrenko ) draws his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shape of the back of the pistol match ME P08 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same officer carries his pistol in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Runge holds a pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-ups of Runge's Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After a single shot, the jointed arm stucks in the raised position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Lieutenant (uncredited) raises a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Igor Runge holds a Luger on a promotional image. Walther P38 Several German officers and NCOs carry Walther P38 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Hauptmann (Capt.) (Andrey Mostrenko ) carries a P38 in holster. Later he is seen with a P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Unteroffizier (NCO) Helmut (uncredited) holds a P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Lieutenant (uncredited) holds a P38. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Several German saboteurs, disguised as Soviet soldiers, are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns. Lt. Platov (Mikhail Khmurov ), Igor Runge (Igor Petrusenko ) and Yashka (Vladimir Gorislavets ) capture several PPSh-41s from the saboteurs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PPSh of one of the saboteurs leans against a tree at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur (Aleksey Ageev) with a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same character with a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov carries a PPSh, captured from the saboteur. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Runge whose right hand is broken tries to operate the PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka loads a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Runge fires the PPSh with effort. MP38 Several German soldiers carry MP38 submachine guns. Yashka (Vladimir Gorislavets ) holds a captured MP38 in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center holds an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A motorcyclist carries an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The deactivation jumper can be seen in the muzzle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with MP38s in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka holds an MP38. MP40 Several German soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns. Lt. Platov (Mikhail Khmurov ) and Igor Runge (Igor Petrusenko ) use captured MP40s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MP40 is seen when the German soldiers execute the villagers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Runge grabs an MP40 from a dead German soldier and fires at another enemy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Runge with an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov fires an MP40. A stuck cartridge is seen; despite this, the MP "fires" with a CGI muzzle flash. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cocking handle is of early type, but in combination with the late type of the receiver it allows to guess that this MP40 is a rework. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Platov's submachine gun. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Several German saboteurs are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles. M91/30 rifles are also used by the village volunteers, including their commander (Aleksandr Spirin) and tractor driver Kol'ka (Evgeniy Lamakh).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91/30 rifles and a DP-27 machine gun in the armory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guard on the tank factory Pyatov (Artyom Fedotov) carries an M91/30 rifle. Note the deactivating slot on the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Pyatov's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the saboteurs (Oleg Obukhovskiy), disguised as Soviet soldiers, carries an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The deactivating slot on the barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saboteurs with M91/30 rifle (Andrey Novichenko) and PPSh-41 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same saboteur aims his rifle at Runge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kol'ka holds a captured rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The commander of the volunteers holds an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same character carries his rifle on sling. Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon One of the villagers holds a Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shape of the front sight allows to identify the rifle as an M91 Dragoon rather than an M91/30. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Grandfather Maryan (Boris Smolkin ) is armed with a Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grandfather Maryan holds an M38 Carbine. Karabiner 98k Many German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. There are both early and late versions, some with hooded front sights that didn't exist in 1941. Captured Kar 98k rifles are seen in hands of Kol'ka (Evgeniy Lamakh), Alesya (Anastasiya Ivanova) and Kol'ka's mother (Olesya Ostrovska).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k with hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier carries a Kar 98k on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kol'ka's mother picks up a Kar 98k rifle. In the next scene her rifle switches to an different version of the Mauser (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with Kar 98k rifles in the scene in the village. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier aims his Kar 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with Kar 98k rifles. The front sights are of different versions. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the foreground aims a Kar 98k with hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers fire their rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers fire Kar 98k rifles, one with hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alesya and Kol'ka with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the barrel of Alesya's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kol'ka aims the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of a Kar 98k. Mauser Karabinek wz. 29 At least one German soldier is armed with a Polish Mauser Karabinek wz. 29 rifle (German index Gewehr 298 (p)).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polish wz. 29 Mauser - 8x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center holds a Polish Mauser. Note the straight bolt handle, closed handguard and typical guarded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same soldier with his rifle in center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the wz.29 rifle is seen in center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier to the right of an officer holds a wz.29 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the same rifle is seen at the bottom right. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Several German soldiers are armed with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center holds a G98 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with a G98 rifle in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier carries a G98 rifle on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers fire a Kar 98k and a G98 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left holds a G98. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Carbine A German soldier holds a short rifle with Lange-Visier rear sight. Probably this rifle is a Gewehr 98 , shortened to carbine length.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with a shortened Gewehr 98. Unidentified Mauser Rifles Some German soldiers are armed with Mauser rifles of unclear models.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the background right aims a Mauser rifle. The shape of the front sight with the protecting "ears" is common for Czech rifles and allows to guess that this is a Gewehr 33/40 (as the sling is attached to the side, not below the stock, this must be a German version of the Czech vz.16/33) but it's hard to say for sure. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser short rifle in hands of Kol'ka's mother (Olesya Ostrovska). The protecting "ears" of the front sight have rather uncommon shape. Possibly this front sight is a custom element. In the previous scene the character was seen with a standard Kar 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same rifle. The bolt fully matches the Kar 98k. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun In several scene Double Barreled Shotguns are used by Alesya (Anastasiya Ivanova) and an old forester (Yaroslav Granko). Alesya's shotgun has exposed hammers and most likely is a TOZ model, supposedly a TOZ-BM.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing TOZ-BM double barreled side by side shotgun - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing The forester meets German saboteurs in Soviet uniform. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur kills the forester. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alesya takes the shotgun and the bandolier with shells. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The exposed hammers are seen. The shape of the trigger guard allows to identify the shotgun as a TOZ-BM rather than similar TOZ-B. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alesya fires at a saboteur. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alesya carries the shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alesya's shotgun and Kol'ka's Karabiner 98k . Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 A DP-27 machine gun is used by Lt. Platov (Mikhail Khmurov ), Bulkin (Vasiliy Sivokhop) and Kol'ka (Evgeniy Lamakh).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov takes the DP in the armory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov readies the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bulkin holds the DP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov holds the DP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The DP is mounted inside the tank, instead of absent DT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kol'ka fires the DP. MG34 An MG34 machine gun is mounted on a German motorcycle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with 50 round belt drum Gurtrommel 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 is mounted on a motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Igor Runge (Igor Petrusenko ) tries to dismount the machine gun but cannot do it due to a broken hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka (Vladimir Gorislavets ) takes the MG34 from the motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka fires the MG34. The muzzle flame is a CGI effect, and the cartridge belt remains motionless. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka and Runge with the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG34 after the battle. RPD-44 (visually modified as MG34) An RPD-44 , visually modified to resemble an MG34 , is used to replace a real MG34.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPD-44 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka with the fake MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka with the fake MG34 on a promotional image. Other Weapons OSP-30 Flare Pistol A German Hauptmann (Capt.) (Andrey Mostrenko ) uses an OSP-30 Flare Pistol .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing OSP-30 Flare Pistol - 26.5mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Hauptmann loads a flare pistol that he takes from a soldier. The holster of the flare pistol is seen on the belt of the soldier at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Hauptmann shoots a flare at Bulkin who carries a bucket of gasoline, brutally killing him. Flammenwerfer 41 German soldiers use a Flammenwerfer 41 flamethrower. It appears to be a replica, made by the historical reenactment club. Similar props are seen in a number of Russian and Ukrainian war films of 2010s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flammenwerfer 41 flamethrower Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries the Flammenwerfer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier attacks the Soviet tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the flamethrower. Model 24 Stielhandgranate Hand Grenade Several German soldiers carry Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades. Yashka (Vladimir Gorislavets ) uses a captured grenade in action.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries a grenade, attached to his backpack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade, tucked at the belt of a soldier, is already prepared for throwing as the cord is pulled from the stick. Carrying of the Stielhandgranates in such condition would be deadly for the user. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade is thrown in a village house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier readies a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka throws a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with a grenade in hands and another one tucked into his belt. RDG-2 Smoke Grenade Smoke grenades, supposedly Soviet post-war RDG-2 , are used in one scene. They are called German ones.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RDG-2 smoke grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov (Mikhail Khmurov ) ignits the smoke grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The smoke grenade on the ground. TM-62P2 Anti-Tank Mine Kol'ka (Evgeniy Lamakh) and Alesya (Anastasiya Ivanova) plant an anti-tank mine on the way of the German troops. This is a Soviet TM-62P2, a late version of TM-62 anti-tank mine with plasic case.
TM-62P2 anti-tank mine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kol'ka and Alesya carry the mine. The shape of the ribbed sides allows to identify the exact model of the TM-62 family. Error creating thumbnail: File missing They plant the mine. BM-37 Mortar The German unit use a BM-37 Mortar , used as a stand-in for Granatwerfer 34 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82 mm BM-37 Mortar, early model Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German soldiers carry the mortar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mortar on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fire! Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the bipod. The baseplate is also seen Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of the mortar in action. 2.8 cm sPzB 41 The German unit use two 2.8 cm sPzB 41 anti-tank guns against the Soviet tank (according to the plot, there were four such guns but only two props are on screen). These are modern replicas, made by the historical reenactment club. The guns are incorrectly called "76 mm".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing sPzB 41 (foreground) at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the sPzB 41 guns readies to open fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The gun aims at the Soviet tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two sPzB 41s on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers move the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the guns on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sPzB 41 fires. 7.5 cm Pak 40 7.5 cm Pak 40 AT guns are also used against the Soviet tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Pak 40 is towed on the position. Note the absence of the breech block. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A BTR-40 tows a Pak 40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AT gun on position. Trivia T-34-85 (visually modified) The plot revolves around the Soviet experimental tank. The screen vehicle is a T-34-85, visually modified to resemble a T-34-76. The postwar IR reflector is mounted atop the turret.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armored Car The German unit uses a light armored car. It is claimed to be a made for movie vehicle that doesn't imitate any particular model but rather looks like a generic Wehrmacht armored car. This vehicle is seen in several productions of late 2010s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the armored car. An MG34 is mounted on the vehicle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the armored car. BTR-40 Two BTR-40 APCs are also used by the German unit.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Airplanes Error creating thumbnail: File missing Computer-generated Ju 87 dive bombers. 
