The Adjutant of His Excellency
Original Poster for 2-part Theatrical Release Version
The Adjutant of His Excellency Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva ) is a Soviet 1969 mini-series directed by Evgeniy Tashkov. The story is set in 1919-1920, during the Russian civil war. Pavel Andreevitch Koltsov (Yuriy Solomin ), an agent of Red intellegence service, infiltrates the White Volunteer Army and becomes an adjutant to General Kovalevsky (Vladislav Strzhelchik ). He successfully performs several operations, including the uncover of the White agent in Reds headquarters, but at last Koltsov has to expose his true identity when he destroys the train that delivers British tanks, sent to White troops, to frontline.
The following weapons were used in the film The Adjutant of His Excellency (Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are most widely used handguns in the series. Both pre- and post-1930 versions can be seen. In various scenes Nagants are used by Capt. Pavel Koltsov (Yuriy Solomin ), Yura Lvov (Aleksandr Milokostyj ), White Army officers Rotmistr (Capt.) Volin (Oleg Golubitsky ), Col. Lebedev (Yuri Leonidov ), Poruchik (Lt.) Mikki (Igor Starygin ), Red Army commander Nikolay Sirotin (Andrei Petrov ), Cheka operatives Semyon Krasilnikov (Evgeniy Shutov ), Pyotr Frolov (Nikolai Timofeyev ), Sazonov (Valentin Grachyov ), Klyonkin (Artur Nishchenkin ), Ataman Angel's brigands Miron Osadchiy (Viktor Pavlov ), Timka (German Yushko ), Pavlo (Mikhail Kokshenov ), Red agent Startsev (Evgeniy Teterin ), White agent "Bald" (Sergey Polezhaev ), a prison guard (Mikhail Bocharov ) and some uncredited Reds and Whites.
Note: as there are too many Nagant-wielding characters, some screenshots are placed on talk page .
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 Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38N. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand fires his Nagant during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Koltsov fires a Nagant during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volin hold a Nagant during the escape on tachanka cart. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miron uses a Nagant in confrontation with Pavlo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krasilnikov aims a Nagant. In most scenes he is seen with a Mauser C96 pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Klyonkin holds a Nagant during the arrest of Vikentiy Speransky. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yura on shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Koltsov on shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikki holds a Nagant. This is pre-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sirotin aims his revolver at Miron. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Koltsov readies his revolver in the climactic scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolstov's second Nagant is of pre-1930 version. Pistols Mauser C96 In Ep.1 Ataman Angel (Anatoli Papanov ) carries a Mauser C96 pistol. During the escape of a group of Whites and Reds, previously captured by Angel's men, Ataman's Mauser is seen in hands of Capt. Evgeniy Rostovtsev (Valentin Smirnitskiy ). A number of holstered Mausers can be seen among the guns, delivered by Miron Osadchy to White agents in Kiev.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel draws his Mauser... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and hands it to his orderly Timka (German Yushko ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Timka loads the Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel takes the pistol back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rostovtsev with Angel's Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rostovtsev fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser holsters (3) are seen in a pile of weapons. Mauser C96 M1930 Anachronistic Mauser C96 M1930 is a personal handgun of Cheka operative Semyon Krasilnikov (Evgeniy Shutov ) (in one scene he is seen with a Nagant revolver instead of his usual Mauser). A C96 M1930 is also used by one of Angel's brigans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 M1930 - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Note the stepped barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand kills a White officer during the attack on the train. Note the typical step on the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krasilnikov's Mauser in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krasilnikov holds his Mauser. M1911A1 In Ep. 1 a White officer holds a pistol that appears to be an M1911A1 . Probably the same gun is also seen among the guns, delivered by Miron Osadchy to White agents in Kiev. An A1 would be anachronistic, but at the distance it passes for a temporally accurate, if unlikely, pre-A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White officer in center holds an M1911-style pistol, most likely A1. Note that he carries a holster for TT-33 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Other officers are armed with Nagant revolvers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of M1911 (1) is seen in a pile of weapons. Ortgies 7.65mm Pocket Pistol What appears to be an anachronistic Ortgies 7.65mm pistol is also seen among the guns, delivered by Miron Osadchy to White agents in Kiev.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ortgies Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of supposed Ortgies (2) is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of the same pistol (2) is seen. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are widely used by Reds, Whites and brigands.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel's brigands aim their rifles at White officer during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand holds an M91/30 rifle with bayonet, attached backwards. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red soldier on guard (Vasiliy Fushchich ) holds an M91/30 rifle with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand fires at escaping tachanka . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolay Sirotin (Andrei Petrov ) holds an M91/30 rifle during the escape from Angel's gang. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91/30 rifles, M38 Carbines and "obrez" sawed-off rifles are seen among the guns, delivered by Miron Osadchy to White agents in Kiev. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White agent Binskiy (Sergei Tseits ) aims his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White soldier escorts arrested Krasilnikov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sidorin (Ivan Matveev ) guards the warehouse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army soldiers stand in formation, greeting British and French officers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White prison guards with M91/30 rifles. Mosin Nagant M1891 Some original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are seen. Angel's brigand Antosha (Aleksandr Kuznetsov ) carries an M91 Infantry rifle. A Dragoon rifle is seen in hands of a White soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle in original configuration - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antosha (Aleksandr Kuznetsov ) holds a rifle while guarding captured officers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle is seen at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antosha reloads his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White soldier at the right holds an M91 rifle. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand with M38 Carbine during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavlo (Mikhail Kokshenov ) with M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emelyanov (Yuriy Nazarov ) (at the right) holds an M38 Carbine during the escape from Angel's gang. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Pavlo tries to reach his carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91/30 rifles, M38 Carbines and "obrez" sawed-off rifles are seen among the guns, delivered by Miron Osadchy to White agents in Kiev. Mosin Nagant "Obrez" Several of Angel's brigands, notably Pavlo (Mikhail Kokshenov ), are armed with "obrez" sawed-off rifles.
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 A brigand fires his "obrez" during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A brigand at the right carries an "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavlo with "obrez" (at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavlo holds his "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91/30 rifles, M38 Carbines and "obrez" sawed-off rifles are seen among the guns, delivered by Miron Osadchy to White agents in Kiev. Shotguns Berdan Shotgun One of Angel's brigands, Nikita (Yuri Medvedev ), is armed with a "Berdanka" bolt action shotgun. The shape of the stock and bolt handle allows to differ it from later "Frolovka" shotguns, based on Mosin Nagant rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berdanka bolt action shotgun - 28 GaugeError creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikita with his "berdanka". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red commander Nikolay Sirotin (Andrei Petrov ) disarms Nikita during the escape from Angel's gang. Later in the same scene Sirotin is seen with M91/30 rifle. Double Barreled Shotgun In one scene Pavlo's wife Oksana (Lyudmila Chursina ) holds a Double Barreled Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shotgun is seen on the wall in the scene in Angel's "headquarters". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oksana with a shotgun. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 A tachanka cart with Maxim M1910 machine gun is used during the escape from Angel's gang.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel's tachanka with Maxim M1910 during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the tachanka . The inscription on the cart is a well known motto of so-called "Greens" (rebels, opposed to both Reds and Whites): "Beat the Whites until they turn red, beat the Reds until they turn white" (written with bad grammar). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavel Koltsov (Yuriy Solomin ) mans the Maxim during the escape. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the machine gun. The belt is loaded with blanks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of the Maxim. Other Weapons Flintlock Pistol Antiquarian weapons are seen in the house of archaeologist Startsev (Evgeniy Teterin ). Among them is a flintlock pistol of general Oriental outlook.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turkish Flintlock Pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol is seen at the left. Looks like it has the lock removed. Ottoman Musket An Ottoman musket is also seen in Startsev's collection.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ottoman Musket Error creating thumbnail: File missing A musket of Oriental outlook is seen behind Startsev. Trivia Holsters The series shows a wide variety of handgun holsters, including some anachronistic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing White officer in center carries a holster for TT-33 . He holds an M1911A1 pistol that hardly can fit in TT hoslter. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Viktor Osipov (Konstantin Zheldin ) carries a Nagant M1895 holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army commander Vasiliy Reznikov (Ivan Solovyov ) carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Koltsov's Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Nikolay Schukin (Vladimir Kozel ) carries an universal holster for Nagant and TT, issued in Red Army in 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Frolov (Nikolai Timofeyev ) carries a Nagant holster. This is a kirza (Russian type of artificial leather) holster of Soviet pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White officer at the left carries a holster for Makarov PM (probably without any gun inside). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rotmistr (Capt.) Volin (Oleg Golubitsky ) with TT holster.Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Army Col. Briggs (Aleksandr Barushnoy) carries an US Army issued holster for M1911A1 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two White Army officers (Viktor Markin at the left) in the scene in port carry holsters for Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolvers. The holsters look flat and empty. 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 The 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm M1902 Field Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tanks British tanks, issued to White troops, are seen in the final episode. These are full-size mockups of Mark V Composite. Probably the mockups are based on genuine Mark V Composites, preserved in Lugansk and Kharkov museums.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A tank is unloaded from a British steamer. Note the small "female" sponson for machine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The tank is seen from another side. The sponson is "male" version, for 6-pounder gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the scene of railway accident, organised by Koltsov, the tanks are scale models. 
