Fight at the Crossroads (Boy na Perekryostke)

Fight at the Crossroads (Boy na Perekryostke) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Anatoly Tyutyunnik Release Date 1982 Language Russian Studio Odessa Film Studio Main Cast Character Actor Yunna Ruzic Tatyana Kondyreva Michel Lafar Maksud Imatshoyev Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky Vasili Lanovoy Ruzic/Gromov Leonid Kulagin Kalugin Valeri Ryzhakov Boris Travnikov Vladimir Sedov

Fight at the Crossroads (a direct translation of original title Boy na Perekryostke) is a Soviet 1982 made for TV two-part adventure movie directed by Anatoly Tyutyunnik. In 1918 in Moscow Chekists disclose a counter-revolutionary conspiracy.

The following weapons were used in the film Fight at the Crossroads (Boy na Perekryostke):

Revolvers

Nagant M1895

Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used by Chekists and conspirators, including Michel Lafar (Maksud Imatshoyev), Yunna Ruzic (Tatyana Kondyreva), Kalugin (Valeri Ryzhakov), Ilya Frumin (Aleksandr Ignatusha) and Kovalkov (Valeriy Zhukov). All revolvers are of anachronistic post-1930 version.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.

A Chekist holds his Nagant during the operation. The revolver lacks ejector rod.

A conspirator fires his revolver.

A Chekist with Nagant.

Frumin holds a Nagant.

A closeup of Lafar's Nagnat.

A grip of Lafar's Nagant. Note the lack of lanyard ring.

Kazan Cheka operative Kovalkov arrests a conspirator.

A Kazan conspirator (Makharbek Kokoyev) fires at Lafar.

Lafar returns fire.

Kalugin hands Lafar's Nagant to Yunna Ruzic (Tatyana Kondyreva).

A closeup of this revolver in Yunna's hands. Note the "arrow in triangle" Izhevsk 1940s logo.

Pistols

Mauser C96

Commissar of Cheka Kalugin's (Valeri Ryzhakov) personal sidearm is a Mauser C96 pistol (some features of his pistol match M1930 version, and some - classic C96). In the scene when Martin Ivanovich Lacis (Vsevolod Abdulov), high rank Cheka official, is arrested by a group of anti-Bolshevik Socialists-Revolutionaries (SRs), the latters are armed with C96 pistols.

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

Mauser C96 M1930 - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Note the stepped barrel.

Kalugin aims.

The muzzle is seen. This prop appears to be deactivated.

Kalugin carries his pistol in holster.

A close view. The pistol has smooth rails on each side of the barrel extension that matches M1930 (classic C96 has milled rails) but the barrel lacks typical step. Possibly the prop was assembled of parts of several different version.

SRs arrest Lacis in his office. A man in center (Yuri Votyakov) holds a Mauser while his companion carries a Mauser in holster.

Walther PPK

A Walther PPK, heavyly anachronistic for 1918, is seen in hands of Boris Travnikov (Vladimir Sedov), one of the leaders of anti-Bolshevik Society for Defence of Motherland and Freedom, and his aide (Pavel Remezov).

Early Waffenamt marked Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)

Travnikov cocks the pistol. Note that the gun is deactivated by drilling a hole in chamber.

Travnikov's aide holds a PPK.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are also used by Red Guards, Cheka personnel and SRs.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R

A Red Guard escorts Ruzic (Leonid Kulagin).

A guard in special communications room.

Red Guards carry M91/30 rifles with bayonets.

Numerous riflemen fire from the building during the SRs rebellion.

A close view of the rifle.

A close view of the barrel.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910/30

A Maxim M1910/30 machine gun of post-1940 version is used by SRs during their rebellion.

Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR

A Maxim is seen in conspirators' weapon cache.

SRs deploy a Maxim.

Muksun (Les Serdyuk) readies the machine gun.

A closeup of the muzzle.

SRs fire a Maxim during the rebellion.

Other Weapons

F-1 Hand Grenade

While searching conspirators' weapons cache, Chekist Ilya Frumin (Aleksandr Ignatusha) finds a number of hand grenades, including anachronistic F-1s. Screen grenades appear to be mockups, as they have different shape of the body.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Frumin holds several F-1s, RG-14s and a single RGD-33.

RGD-33

An equally anachronistic RGD-33 is seen among the grenades, found by Frumin. It lacks the fragmentation sleeve.

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.

Frumin holds several F-1s, RG-14s and a single RGD-33.

RG-14

RG-14 (or RG-14/30 without fragmentation sleeve) grenades are also found in weapon cache.

RG-14 Russian hand grenade

Frumin holds several F-1s, RG-14s and a single RGD-33.

Trivia

During SRs rebellion, Red Guards use a 76.2mm M1927 regimental gun, standing for similar looking 3-inch M1909 mountain gun, M1910 fortress counter-assault gun or M1913 infantry gun.