Alamases's Gorge (Ushchelye Alamasov)

Alamases's Gorge (Ushchelye Alamasov) Poster Country USSR Directed by Vladimir Shnejderov Release Date 1937 Language Russian Studio Soyuzdetfilm Main Cast Character Actor Yú Láng Yuliya Tsay Jamboon Boris Erdman Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky Ivan Koval-Samborsky Krylatkin Nikolay Poplavsky Andrey Svetlanov Pyotr Savin Dyndyp Daniil Sagal Granya Steblina Aleksandra Popova Oil tycoon Pyotr Arzhanov Wáng Jì Liáng Li Den Ten Enemy commander Ir. Kan

Alamases's Gorge (Russian: Ущелье Аламасов; Ushchelye Alamasov) is the 1937 Soviet adventure movie. The group of Soviet-Mongolian explorers enters to wild mountains to find the oilfield. Native peoples didn't traveled here due mysterious creatures, called Alamases lives in this place. Explorers comes to destination and, suddenly found the enemy soldiers (the hostile state isn't named but the uniform and weaponry of the soldiers resembles Imperial Japanese Army), which hidenly invade in Mongolia. Now, they must fights with intervents and opens the mystery of Alamases.

PC Alamas is the mysterious semyhuman like creature from the folk religions of native peoples of Far East, that's existence currently still neser proved and not disproved.

The following weapons were used in the film Alamases's Gorge (Ushchelye Alamasov):

Pistols

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Enemy commander (Ir. Kan) and several his soldiers uses Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"s.

Mauser C96 "Pre-War Commercial" - 7.63x25mm Mauser

Enemy commander (Ir. Kan) draws his mauser.

Enemy soldier tries to use his pistol, while being killed.

Enemy commander brandishes his mauser.

Enemy soldier with the mauser.

Escaping Enemy commander fires his pistol at purser.

Tokarev TT-33

Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky (Ivan Koval-Samborsky) carry an Tokarev TT-33 in holster.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Enemy soldier disarms Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky from his sidearm.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891

Many various characters carry Mosin Nagant Rifles. Due to the shape of the front sight, it's maybe original Mosin Nagant M1891.

Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R

Dyndyp (Daniil Sagal) with the rifle on the shoulder. Note the lack of cleaning rod.

Andrey Svetlanov (Pyotr Savin) with the rifle on the sholder.

Another view of Andrey's rifle.

Native guides with the rifles.

Partisans puts the rifle on the ground.

Jamboon (Boris Erdman) and several Soviet-Mongolian explorers with the rifles.

Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky (Ivan Koval-Samborsky) and several other Soviet-Mongolian explorers with the rifles.

Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky and Jamboon aims their rifles.

Yú Láng (Yuliya Tsay) charges her rifle.

Krylatkin (Nikolay Poplavsky) fires.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

At least, one of the Soviet-Mongolian explorers is armed with a German Gewehr 98.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The rifle can be seen in the background between Jamboon and another explorer.

TOZ-8

Several characters including Dyndyp, Granya Steblina (Aleksandra Popova) and Krylatkin (Nikolay Poplavsky) uses TOZ-8 rifles.

TOZ-8 - .22LR

Granya Steblina with the rifle.

Good view of the rifle's shape.

Krylatkin carry rifle on the shoulder.

Stock is seen.

Arisaka Type 38

Bayonet attached Arisaka Type 38 is the standard long guns of the enemy soldiers. Several partisans include their commander Wáng Jì Liáng (Li Den Ten) were armed with the Arisaka Type 38. Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky also carry Arisaka Type 38.

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Enemy soldier with the rifle.

Bayonets are seen.

Soldier during the attack on Soviet-Mongolian explorers.

Vyacheslav Antonovich Viskovsky (at the right) with the rifle.

Partisan with the rifle. Muzzle shape is seen.

Another partisan cleans his rifle.

Wáng Jì Liáng puts his rifle on the ground.

Wáng Jì Liáng with the rifle.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

Enemy soldier uses Lewis Gun. It doesn't fired onscreen.

Lewis Gun - .303 British

Enemy soldier at the center aims the machine gun. It has a standard bipod unlike the one seen below.

Lewis Gun, produced by Savage Arms Company, on Light Ground Mount support - .30-06

Enemy soldier charges his Lewis. This is Savage Arms Company produced machine gun, identified by the Light Ground Mount three-leg support (unlike the bipod of British Lewis).

Enemy soldier fires.

Enemy commander (Ir. Kan) fires.

Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun

Several enemy soldiers fires Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun. Dyndyp captures it. Most likely the machine guns are of Russian contract M1895/14 model.

Colt 1895/14 machine gun, Russian contract version - 7.62x54mm R

Enemy soldier fires.

Another view of the same scene.

Dyndyp kills the enemy gunner.

Dyndyp readies captured machine gun.

Dyndyp fires.

Lewis Model 1924

Soviet R-5 combat plane was equiped with the Twin Lewis Model 1924. Note: "Model 1924" is a Soviet designation of infantry Lewis machine guns, converted for aircraft service. They were used on some Soviet planes in late 1920s until replaced by Degtyaryov DA. Unlike "true" aircraft Lewis, "Model 1924" still had the radiator fins and was fitted only with 47-round drum magazines.

Twin Lewis Model 1924 on Tur-6 mounting on Soviet TB-1 bomber.

Perfect view of the machine gun.

Other

Improvised Grenades

Several Soviet-Mongolian explorers uses improvised grenades, made with tins.

Improvise "Jam Tin Grenade"

Krylatkin through the grenade.

Granya Steblina tooked grenade from the hands of another injured explorer.

Jamboon prepair to use the grenade.

R-5 combat plane

Soviet R-5 cobat plaine can be seen at the film climax.

View from the frontal...

...left...

...and right side of the plane.

Perfect view of the frontal part of the plane.