Beyond the Border

Beyond the Border (Gransen) Film poster Country Sweden Directed by Richard Holm Release Date 2011 Language Swedish Studio Searock Films AB Main Cast Character Actor Aron Stenstrom Andre Sjoberg Wille Jarvinen Antti Reini Egil Bjorn Sundquist Maj. Adolfsson Johan Hedenberg Karin Lindstrom Marie Robertson Sven Stenstrom Martin Wallstrom Wicksell Henrik Norlen Capt. Keller Rasmus Troedsson Bergstrom Jonas Karlstrom Hagman Jens Hulten

Beyond the Border (Swedish Title: Gransen) is a 2011 Swedish World War II film directed by Richard Holm. 1942 Swedish-Norwegian border. Sweden remains neutral with Germany. But two Swedish soldiers leave their post at check-point because they want to see the German soldiers. Soon Swedish soldiers were captured by German troops. Lt. Aron Stenstrom is forced to go on a secret rescue mission because one of the missing soldiers was his brother.
The following weapons were used in the film Beyond the Border:

Pistol

Luger P08

Luger P08 is the main sidearm of Swedish and German officers

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Wille Jarvinen holds a dead German pilot's Luger P08 in his hand

Capt. Keller fires his Luger at Bergstrom

Sven Stenstrom fires the Luger P08 at German soldier

Submachine Guns

MP40

A lot of German soldiers armed with the MP40 submachine guns. Wille Jarvine and Egil also use this weapon.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Wille Jarvinen fires captured MP40 at German soldiers

Wille holds the MP40

Sten Mk II

The Sten Mk II submachine guns can be seen on the wall in inside Egil's bunker

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Rifles

1896 Swedish Mauser

1896 Swedish Mauser is a main weapon of Swedish soldiers. Maj. Adolfsson, Uno Larsson (Robert Follin) and Hagman use this rifles with attached sniper scopes.

Mauser 1896/11 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mmr

Swedish soldier fires his rifle at German soldiers

Aron Stenstrom fires the 1896 Swedish Mauser rifle

Swedish soldiers with 1896 Swedish Mauser rifles on a shooting range

Uno Larsson reloads his rifle

Hagman and Uno Larsson with the scoped 1896 Swedish Mauser rifles

Uno Larsson point his rifle at Aron Stenstrom

Karabiner 98k

German soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Egil and Sven Stenstrom also use this weapon

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

German soldier holds his Karabiner 98k

Sven Stenstrom fires captured Karabiner 98k. Note this rifle has hooded front sigh

Machine Guns

MG42

MG42 can be seen near the building in which Sven Stenstrom was tortured

MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser

KSP m/36

KSP m/36 (Kulspruta m/36) is a Swedish designation for Browning M1917 machine gun. This MGs was chamberled 6.5x55mm or 8x63mm. In the mid 1970s, all KSP m/36 machine guns were rebarreled in 7.62x51mm NATO. KSP m/36 has spade-type grips instead of the pistol type grip of the US M1917 Brownings.

Kulspruta m/36 inside Swedish border check-point

Sven Stenstrom aims the KSP m/36

Wille Jarvinen cheks the KSP m/36

Hand Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Model 24 Stielhandgranates on a wall inside Egil's bunker

Nb.Hgr. 39 Smoke Grenade

The Nb.Hgr. 39 (Nebelhandgranate 39) smoke hand grenade is a version of Model 24 Stielhandgranate. This grenade can be seen in Egil's bunker

Nebelhandgranate 39 and MP40 on a rag

Other

Molotov Cocktail

Egil used Molotov Cocktails during the operation to free the captive Sven Stenstrom

Molotov Cocktails on a rag