The Black Angels (Chernite angeli)
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The Black Angels Chernite angeli ) is a 1970 Bulgarian war drama directed by Vulo Radev. It depicts the activities of anti-Nazi resistance group in Bulgaria during World War II.
The following weapons were used in the film The Black Angels (Chernite angeli) :
Pistols Luger P08 The leader of the combat group Katina (Dorotea Toncheva ) and her comrades Panther (Stefan Danailov ), Iskra (Violeta Gindeva ), Racheto (Dobrinka Stankova ) and Andro (Iossif Surchadzhiev ) widely use Luger P08 pistols, often fitted with obviously fake sound suppressors. Lugers are also used by agents of security police.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iskra fires at Gen. Kiril Danev Lazarov. Her Luger is fitted with a fake sound suppressor. Due to a continuity error, prior to the assassination and immediately after it Iskra holds a Walther P38 (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther with a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Katina fires at a police agent. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Katina's pistol. A fake sound suppressor is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An agent of security police holds a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racheto fires from a car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther fires a "suppressed" Luger in the scene in restoraunt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andro fires from a tram. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Katina with a "suppressed" Luger during the shootout in the courthouse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Katina loads her pistol with a last cartridge. Walther P38 Another pistols, often used by Panther, Iskra, Andro and Grafa (Marin Mladenov ), are Walther P38s . Walthers are also seen in hands by Bulgarian army officers and agents of security police.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther loads Iskra's "suppressed" P38 before the assassination of Gen. Lazarov. During the assassination Iskra is seen with a Luger and later again with a Walther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fake sound suppressor is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iskra holds her "suppressed" P38 at the doors of Gen. Lazarev's apartments. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iskra with a Walther and Panther with a Luger fire at pursuers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An agent of security police holds a P38. In previous and following moments this character holds a P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andro threatens a doorman who gives the alarm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An army officer aims a P38 during the chase after Racheto and Grafa. Note that his holster is a Bulgarian pattern for P08 or CZ 38 pistols. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer fires at Racheto during the shootout in the courthouse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grafa holds a P38 during the shootout in the courthouse. Sauer 38H Iskra uses a Sauer 38H in several scenes. Sauer pistols are also seen in hands of army and police officers. Probably the same nickel plated Sauer 38H was used in The Stolen Train (Otkradnatiyat vlak)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sauer 38H, war-time simplified version without decocker Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iskra holds the Sauer 38H during the attempt to assassinate the German Gen. von Taden, the commander-in-chief of German troops in Bulgaria. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther takes the pistol from Iskra. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bulgarian officer holds a Sauer 38H during the raid after the assassination attempt on police Colonel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of same pistol (bottom right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iskra readies her pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iskra draws her pistol during the assassination attempt on procurator. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer holds a Sauer 38H. Femaru 37M In one scene Racheto picks up a Femaru 37M of a killed agent of security police.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Femaru 37M - 9x17 Browning Short Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racheto takes the pistol from the shot agent. Star Model B Panther, Grafa and Racheto use Star Model B pistols. Some police officers are also seen with this pistols (probably a single prop is reused). Star Model B was issued to Bulgarian military and law enforcement agencies, as about 15,000 of these pistols was purchased in Spain in 1943-1944.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Star Model B - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An agent of security police fires his pistol during the chase after Panther and Iskra. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of police officer's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther fires at police Colonel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grafa fires his pistol, covering Panther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of firing Grafa. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closer view of Grafa's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racheto fires Grafa's pistol. The external extractor is seen, that proves this pistol to be Star rather than original M1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grafa holds his pistol in the scene in courthouse. Unidentified pistol In one scene a Bulgarian army officer holds an unidentified pistol. It is a hammerless model with open-top barrel, slightly resembling Mauser pocket pistols or early models of Beretta but hardly any of them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Submachine Guns MP40 German troops and Bulgarian police use MP40 SMGs. Of the members of combat group, Panther and Katina are seen with MP40s.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40s stand in formation at the Sofia cathedral. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bulgarian policeman aims MP40 at Panther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther disarms a policeman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther fires from the car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A policeman reloads MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An agent of security police fires MP40 during the shootout in the courthouse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panther, disguised as a Bulgarian officer, fires MP40 in same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Katina fires Panther's MP40. Rifles Mannlicher M1896 Mannlicher M1896 carbines (Bulgarian-issued version of Austro-Hungarian Mannlicher M1895 ) are used by Bulgarian soldiers and police.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr Repertier-Stutzen M1895 Carbine - 8x50mmR Mannlicher. Bulgarian Karabina Mannlicher Obrazetz 1896 g is nearly the same gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A policeman holds a Mannlicher carbine during the chase after Iskra and Panther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The policeman fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mannlicher in hands of a policeman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers carry Mannlicher carbines with bayonets during the funeral of Gen. Lazarov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A policeman fires at Racheto and Grafa. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with Mannlicher carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barrels of the carbines of policemen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Policemen with Mannlicher carbines. Shotguns Side by Side Double Barreled Shotgun During the shooting contest on Prince Simeon's prize the participants use Side by Side Double Barreled Shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Luftwaffe officer carries a shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luftwaffe officer with a shotgun. His gun is called an FN (refers to Fabrique Nationale de Herstal). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shooter with side by side shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barrels of side by side shotgun. Over and Under Double Barreled Shotgun During the said shooting contest the participants also use Over and Under Shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A participant fires O/U shotgun. His gun is called a Holland & Holland. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shooter with O/U shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A female shooter with O/U shotgun. Her gun is called Simson (refers to Simson & Co.). Machine Guns Madsen A Madsen machine gun is mounted on police motorcycle during the chase after Andro.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Portuguese Madsen machine gun - 7.92x57mm. Bulgarian issued Madsen M1924 in 8x50mmR Mannlicher has similar appearance, except for more curved magazine and different buttstock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madsen on motorcycle. Trivia Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10.5 cm leFH 18M (or leFH 18/40) field howitzers are transported on Sofia streets. Tanks Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34 tanks, standing for German Panzers , fastly move on Sofia streets. 
