The Guarneri Quartet (Kvartet Gvarneri)
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The Guarneri Quartet Kvartet Gvarneri ) is a Soviet 1978 made for TV adventure movie directed by Vadim Kostromenko. In 1920s Commissar Voznitsyn, assisted with a group of four musicians, counters an attempt to take away a collection of rare musical instruments from Soviet Russia.
The following weapons were used in the film The Guarneri Quartet (Kvartet Gvarneri) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by main characters - Commissar Vasiliy Ignatyevich Voznitsyn (Yuriy Solomin ) and four musicians, assisting him: Pyotr Grigoryevich Laktionov (Mikhail Kuznetsov ), Vladimir Danysh (Aleksei Sveklo ), Boris Kurynin (Georgiy Nazarenko ), and Aba Sukhlinsky (Mikhail Kislyarov ). A Nagant is also briefly seen in hands of gang leader Grigoriy Veniaminovich Mukhortov (Dmitri Mirgorodsky ). Both pre- and post-1930 Nagants are seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. 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 Voznitsyn opens a suitcase with four Nagants and gives the guns and papers to four musicians. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kurynin holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danysh holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Laktionov holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Sukhlinsky's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sukhlinsky holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Voznitsyn holds a Nagant during the attack on train. His revolver is of pre-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Voznitsyn in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Voznitsyn fires at a bandit through the wagon roof. A good view of the pre-1930 front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kurynin fires. Pistols Mauser C96 Six-shot A six-shot version of Mauser C96 , also known as C96 M1905 or "Officer Model", is used by Mukhorotov's henchman, a Yesaul (Captain rank in Cossack troops) (Vadim Golik ), and by a British businessman Conkling (Aleksandr Yakovlev ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 with 6-round magazine - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yesaul holds a Mauser.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Conkling fires a Mauser. Note the rare revolver-style grip. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are used by Red Army soldiers, notably Prokhor (Yuriy Prokhorov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle in original configuration - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prokhor's rifle is seen in train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prokhor with rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier on guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the bayonet. It is M91 version as it lacks the typical spring lock of M91/30 bayonet. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Grigoriy Veniaminovich Mukhortov (Dmitri Mirgorodsky ) uses a Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mukhortov aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mukhortov holds a rifle. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine are used by Red Army cavalrymen and Mukhortov's bandits.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit fires his carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carbines in bandits camp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red cavalrymen on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red cavalrymen on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cavalrymen mount on horses. Mosin Nagant "Obrez" Sawed-off Mosin Nagant "obrez" are widely used by Mukhortov's bandits. Two different versions of "obrez" are seen, one very short and another one longer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit with "obrez" during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another bandit with a shorter "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same character on the top of the rail wagon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit at the left holds a longer version of "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit at the right has a short "obrez" tucked in his belt. Shotguns Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun A bandit (Vyacheslav Khimyak) holds a Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit at the right holds a "Frolovka" shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same character is seen at the left. IZh-17 (sawed-off) An IZh-17 with sawed-off barrel and intact buttstock is used by bandit Mityay (Viktor Malyarevich ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IZh-17 - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mityay holds an IZh-17 with sawed-off barrel. Sawed-off Single Barreled Shotgun One more bandit carries what appears to be a sawed-off single barreled shotgun of unclear model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit at the left carries a shotgun "obrez" with pistol grip tucked in his belt. Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 During the attack on the train Vasiliy Ignatyevich Voznitsyn (Yuriy Solomin ) fires a Maxim M1910/30 of post-1940 version. Maxims of same model (probably same prop reused) are also mounted on tachanka cart of the gang and on Chekists patrol boat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim in train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prokhor cleans the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prokhor pours water in cooling jacket. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Voznitsyn fires the Maxim, assisted by Prokhor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view from the back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim on bandits tachanka . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen when the bandits surrender to Red soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim on Sokolov mount is installed on patrol boat. The boat itself looks very out of time for 1920s. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing A commandant of railway station carries a Nagant holster on a shoulder belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chekist (Viktor Miroshnichenko ) carries an out of time holster for Makarov PM . The holster is of Naval pattern. It seems to be empty. 
