The White Guard (Belaya gvardiya)
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The White Guard Belaya gvardiya ) is a Russian 2012 screen adaptation of the same title novel by Mikhail Bulgakov. The mini-series is directed by Sergey Snezhkin and depicts the fate of the family of Turbins during the Russian Civil War in the city of Kiev.
The following weapons were used in the film The White Guard (Belaya gvardiya) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are carried by most White officers, including Poruchik (Lt.) Shervinskiy (Evgeniy Dyatlov ), Capt. Talberg (Igor Chernevich ), Poruchik Stepanov (Evgeniy Stychkin ), Col. Malyshev (Aleksey Guskov ), Capt. Studzinskiy (Andrey Zibrov ), Capt. Pleshko (Vladimir Vdovichenkov ), Poruchik Zamanskiy (Artur Vakha ), Warrant Officer Shchur (Igor Vernik ), and others. Dr. Aleksey Turbin (Konstantin Khabenskiy ) uses a Nagant in one scene. All revolvers are of post-1930 model.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver - 10.6x25R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shpolyanskiy fires the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shpolyanskiy threatens Aleksey Turbin in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view from the muzzle. Webley Bulldog Poruchik (Lt.) Viktor Myshlaevskiy (Mikhail Porechenkov ) owns a nickel plated Webley Bulldog revolver. Later the revolver is stolen by a criminal Volk (Evgeniy Efremov ) and used by him to rob a richman Vasiliy Lisovich (Yuriy Itskov ), a neighbor of Turbins.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley 'British Bull Dog' - .45 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Myshlaevskiy gives the revolver to Nikolay Turbin (Nikolay Efremov ) and asks to hide it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volk threatens Lisovich with the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Pistols Mauser C96 Poruchik (Lt.) Viktor Myshlaevskiy (Mikhail Porechenkov ) carries a Mauser C96 in typical wooden holster. A Mauser C96 is also seen in hands of nationalist Ukrainian troops Col. Kozyr-Leshko (Sergey Garmash ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Myshlaevskiy carries a Mauser pistol in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kozyr-Leshko fires his pistol at a man who throws Bolshevik leaflets from a belfry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kozyr-Leshko's Mauser is seen on the table together with a holster. Vis wz. 35 Col. Feliks Nay-Turs (Aleksey Serebryakov ) carries an anachronistic Vis wz. 35 pistol. In the original novel his sidearm is a Colt M1911 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A blurry view of the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of the holstered pistol is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolay Turbin (Nikolay Efremov ) takes the pistol from dead Nay-Turs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolay tries to fire but finds out that he doesn't know how to use the safety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol on the table. This screenshot at last allows to identify the pistol as VIS. The checkered grips match a war-time manufactured P35(p). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol is seen from another side. FN Model 1910/22 Dr. Aleksey Turbin (Konstantin Khabenskiy ) owns an FN Model 1910/22 pistol, standing for more appropriated FN Model 1910 . An FN Model 1910/22 is also seen in hands of Ivan Rusakov (Dmitriy Lysenkov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turbin's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rusakov holds an FN 10/22. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The slide stops in a rear position after a single shot. FN Model 1905 In one scene Mikhail Shpolyanskiy (Fyodor Bondarchuk ) gives a pocket pistol that appears to be an FN Model 1905 to Yuliya Reyss (Ekaterina Vilkova ). She uses the pistol in the final scene. An FN Model 1905 is also seen in hands of Ivan Rusakov (Dmitriy Lysenkov ); later it swiches to FN Model 1910/22 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1905 - .25 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shpolyanskiy holds the pocket pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He puts it on the table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rusakov threatens his opponent with a pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yuliya holds the pistol. Luger P08 In one scene an Imperial German Army officer holds a Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer fires his pistol in air. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun A Double Barreled Shotgun is seen in one scene in hands of a robber.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A robber holds a shotgun. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Most infantry soldiers of White Guard, Red Army and nationalist Ukrainian troops are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M1891s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers carry M91/30 rifles with backwards-attached bayonets. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers fire a salute at the funeral of their comrade-in-arms. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91/30 rifles in the crate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Myshlaevskiy (Mikhail Porechenkov ) uses a bayonet of M19/30 rifle to disable an electrical distribution board. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Guard soldiers repel an attack of Ukrainian cavalry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ukrainian soldiers with M91/30 rifles. Mosin Nagant M1891 Some original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel of M91 Dragoon rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White soldier at the left holds an M91 rifle while others are armed with M91/30s. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Most cavalrymen of Col. Kozyr-Leshko's unit are armed with anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier carries an M38 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries an M38 carbine. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles are briefly seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers on guard at the doors of the headquarters of Getman Skoropadskiy are armed with Gewehr 98 rifles with sword bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier of Col. Kozyr-Leshko's unit, armed with a Gewehr 98 rifle, escorts a captured White Guard yunker (cadet). Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Maxim M1910 machine guns are seen in several scenes. They are identified by smooth cooling jackets (though it's possible that these are visuially modified M1910/30s).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim with smooth cooling jacket is mounted on the armoured car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Maxim machine guns are seen in the barracks of Col. Malyshev's (Aleksey Guskov ) unit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of a Maxim in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yunkers (cadets) of Col. Malyshev's unit with Mosin Nagant rifles and a Maxim machine gun.Maxim M1910/30 A Maxim M1910/30 machine gun with post-1941 top hatch on cooling jacket is mounted on Garford-Putilov Armoured Car (two other machine guns on the armoured car have smooth cooling jackets, like M1910s).
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 with typical top hatch on cooling jacket is mounted on the armoured car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun fires. Maxim M1910/30 (visually modified to resemble Maxim MG08) During the street fight Col. Feliks Nay-Turs (Aleksey Serebryakov ) and Pvt. Nikolay Turbin (Nikolay Efremov ) man a machine gun that looks mostly like a German Maxim MG08 but appears to be a Russian Maxim (most likely M1910/30). The detail that allows to identify the real model is a cartridge belt that is filled with rimmed cartridges, matching Russian 7.62x54R.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Garford-Putilov Armoured Car A very detailed replica of Garford-Putilov armoured car of WW1 era was built specially for the filming. Like the original vehicle, the movie armoured car is armed with a 76.2-mm cannon and three Maxim machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A replica of Garford-Putilov armoured car, used in the movie Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shpolyanskiy (Fyodor Bondarchuk ) examines the armoured car Bog Voyny ("God of War"). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The turret with 76.2-mm gun and a machine gun is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anachronistic post-1941 Maxim M1910/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of the Garford-Putilov. Three armoured cars that are seen behind it are more crude mockups, shown only in distance. M1902/30 76.2-mm Field Cannon 76.2-mm field cannons are seen in several scenes. These are M1902/30s, standing for original M1902s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Kozyr-Leshko's artillerymen ready the cannon during the street fight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the breech. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abandoned cannons of White troops are seen at the background. See Also 
