Batalion

Batalion Батальонъ Movie Poster Country Russia Directed by Dmitriy Meskhiev Release Date 2015 Language Russian German Studio Art Pictures Studio Corner Work Distributor DSPR Main Cast Character Actor Mariya Bochkareva Mariya Aronova Lt. Nikolay Seleznev Nikolay Auzin Nataliya Tatishcheva Mariya Kozhevnikova Dusya Grynyova Yanina Malinchik Tonya Mila Makarova Vera Neklyudova Valeriya Shkirando Rivka Evgeniya Natanova Froska Irina Rakhmanova Colonel Borozdin Vitaliy Kovalenko Aleksandr Kerenskiy Marat Basharov

Batalion (Original title: Batalyon - Russian: Батальонъ) is a 2015 Russian war drama about the biography of Mariya Bochkareva, was a Russian woman who fought in World War I and formed the Women's Battalion of Death.

The following weapons were used in the film Batalion:

Handgans

Nagant M1895

Mariya Bochkareva (Mariya Aronova), Lt. Seleznev (Nikolay Auzin), Col. Borozdin (Vitaliy Kovalenko) and other Russian officers carry Russian Nagant M1895 revolvers as their sidearms.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo). This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time Issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.

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Mariya Bochkareva (Mariya Aronova) with her sidearm in hand defends her girls against men.

Mariya clutched his revolver to his chest in the final battle.

The instructor Zadoroshnyy (Konstantin Vorobyov) with his Russian Nagant M1895 in a hand.

The instructor Kolokolchikov (Yakov Shamshin) fire his sidearm in battle.

Colonel's adjutant (Aleksey Sevastyanov) waving with a gun above head during a final attack.

Russian Nagant M1895 is seen also in Seleznev's (Nikolay Auzin) hand.

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Some German officers in movie are seen with a C96 Mauser "Broomhandle" pistol in hand.

Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891

Women from "Battalion of Death" are armed with Russian Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M1891s.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R

Mauser Gewehr 98

Mauser Gewehr 98 - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser

Karabinek wz. 1929

Polský WZ29 Mauser - 8x57mm

Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Machine Guns

Madsen machine gun

Private Dusya Grynyova (Yanina Malinchik) seized a Madsen machine gun in German trench.

Madsen machine gun - .303 British

Maxim M1910

Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR

Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR

Maxim MG08

Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

RG-14/30

Private Dusya Grynyova (Yanina Malinchik) is seen used RG-14/30 hand grenades in the German trench.

RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade.

Other

Unknown German mortar

German artillery used unknown mortars with gas-grenades.