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− | '''Young Eagles''' (''Noored kotkad'') is the 1927 Estonian silent war comedy. The story takes place during the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920). Three young men volunteered for the army. The first one was the student | + | '''Young Eagles''' (''Noored kotkad'') is the 1927 Estonian silent war comedy. The story takes place during the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920). Three young men volunteered for the army. The first one was the rich student Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino), the second one was a smith Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik), the last one was a poor farmer Lepik (Ruut Tarmo). Nevertheless, they become a very close friends and fought together till Estonian victory. This film is one of very few (if even not the only) survived Estonian silent movies. |
''PS'' Due the bad conservation of the cine-film, several scenes was damaged, so screenshots may be different aspect ratio. | ''PS'' Due the bad conservation of the cine-film, several scenes was damaged, so screenshots may be different aspect ratio. | ||
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==Nagant M1895== | ==Nagant M1895== | ||
Several Bolshevik soldiers can be seen armed with the [[Nagant M1895]] revolvers. Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) disarms on of them and uses his Nagant to shot another two. | Several Bolshevik soldiers can be seen armed with the [[Nagant M1895]] revolvers. Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) disarms on of them and uses his Nagant to shot another two. | ||
− | [[Image:Nagant | + | [[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).]] |
[[Image:Noored kotkad revolver 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Revolver on the floor.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad revolver 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Revolver on the floor.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad revolver 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close view of the Nagant in the Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) hands.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad revolver 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close view of the Nagant in the Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) hands.]] | ||
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==Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"== | ==Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"== | ||
[[Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]] can be seen in the holster of one of the Estonian military leader. Only grip can be seen. | [[Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]] can be seen in the holster of one of the Estonian military leader. Only grip can be seen. | ||
− | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War | + | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Pre-War Commercial" - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] |
[[Image:Noored kotkad pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad pistol 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
− | ==Mosin Nagant | + | ==Mosin Nagant M1891== |
− | Both Bolshevik and Estonian armies were armed with the [[Mosin Nagant | + | Both Bolshevik and Estonian armies were armed with the [[Mosin Nagant M1891]]s. Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino), Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) and Lepik (Ruut Tarmo) use Mosin Nagants as well. |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|401px|Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R ]] |
[[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rifles on the wall.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rifles on the wall.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) in ambush.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) in ambush.]] | ||
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[[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 4 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 4 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | ==Unknown Short Rifle== | + | ==Unknown Short Rifle (Mannlicher-Schonauer ?)== |
− | One of the Estonian commanders carry an unknown short rifle on the shoulder. | + | One of the Estonian commanders carry an unknown short rifle on the shoulder. It's may be [[Mannlicher-Schonauer]]. |
+ | [[Image:Mannlicher-Schoenaur-Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mannlicher-Schonauer - 6.5 mm × 54 Mannlicher-Schönauer.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Commander with the rifle at the far right.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Commander with the rifle at the far right.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad rifle 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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[[Image:Noored kotkad machine gun 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad machine gun 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | ==Madsen | + | ==Madsen M1916== |
− | Another Estonian soldiers fires [[Madsen machine gun]] at the same battle. | + | Another Estonian soldiers fires [[Madsen machine gun]] at the same battle. The shape of the forend of the barrel and the magazine match M1916 model in 7.62x54R caliber. It can be distinguished from the earlier Russian Madsen M1904 by the shape of the magazine and the number of slots in the barrel casing. |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Madsen light machine gun RUK-museo.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Finnish conrtact Madsen M/20 - 7.62x54R mm. The earlier Madsen M1916 looked similar, only without the flash suppressor.]] |
[[Image:Noored kotkad machine gun 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Estonian soldiers fires.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad machine gun 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Estonian soldiers fires.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad machine gun 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad machine gun 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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=Grenades= | =Grenades= | ||
− | == | + | ==Novitsky-Fyodorov Grenade== |
− | Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) takes [[ | + | Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) takes [[Novitsky-Fyodorov Grenade]] from killed Bolshevik soldier and uses it to blow up Bolshevik headquarters. |
− | [[Image:Novitsky–Fyodorov.jpg|thumb|none|360px| | + | [[Image:Novitsky–Fyodorov.jpg|thumb|none|360px|Novitsky-Fyodorov grenade Ten-pounder.]] |
[[Image:Noored kotkad grenade 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) takes the grenade.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad grenade 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) takes the grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad grenade 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad grenade 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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=Heavy Weapon= | =Heavy Weapon= | ||
− | == | + | ==British 18-Pounder== |
− | Estonian soldiers captured several | + | Estonian soldiers captured several British 18-Pounder from the Bolshevik army and use it against its former user. |
− | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Estonian turns the | + | [[Image:British 18 Pounder.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II, Halifax, Nova Scotia]] |
+ | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Estonian turns the British 18-Pounders to Bolshevik's base.]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the same scene.]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the same scene.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British 18-Pounder is reloaded.]] |
− | + | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Estonian soldiers loads the British 18-Pounder.]] | |
− | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Estonian soldiers loads the | + | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This British 18-Pounder a few second later.]] |
− | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 4 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 4 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 4 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 4 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | |
+ | ==Russian 6-inch M1909 or M1910== | ||
+ | Estonian soldiers fire Russian 6-inch M1909 or M1910 howitzer. | ||
+ | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Howitzer is firing.]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902== | ||
+ | White soldiers, possibly Finnish or German, use a [[76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902]] mounted on the armored train. | ||
+ | [[Image:Putilov76mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|76.2 mm (3-inch) field gun M1902 - 76.2 x 385mm R]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Noored kotkad cannon 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The 76 mm divisional gun M1902, mounted on the armored train.]] | ||
==Armored train== | ==Armored train== | ||
− | + | White forces use an armored train during the last battle. | |
[[Image:Noored kotkad train 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Noored kotkad train 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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Young Eagles (Noored kotkad) is the 1927 Estonian silent war comedy. The story takes place during the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920). Three young men volunteered for the army. The first one was the rich student Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino), the second one was a smith Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik), the last one was a poor farmer Lepik (Ruut Tarmo). Nevertheless, they become a very close friends and fought together till Estonian victory. This film is one of very few (if even not the only) survived Estonian silent movies.
PS Due the bad conservation of the cine-film, several scenes was damaged, so screenshots may be different aspect ratio.
The following weapons were used in the film Young Eagles (Noored kotkad):
Handguns
Percussion Dueling Pistol
Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) uses the Percussion Dueling Pistol in his memories.
Nagant M1895
Several Bolshevik soldiers can be seen armed with the Nagant M1895 revolvers. Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) disarms on of them and uses his Nagant to shot another two.
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" can be seen in the holster of one of the Estonian military leader. Only grip can be seen.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891
Both Bolshevik and Estonian armies were armed with the Mosin Nagant M1891s. Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino), Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) and Lepik (Ruut Tarmo) use Mosin Nagants as well.
Sporterized Mauser Rifle
Forest-guard's daughter (Aksella Luts) gave the father's Sporterized Mauser Rifle to Laansoo (Juhan Nõmmik) for repairs at the film beggining. One of the Estonian soldiers uses Sporterized Mauser Rifle (most likely, the same prop) during the last battle.
Unknown Short Rifle (Mannlicher-Schonauer ?)
One of the Estonian commanders carry an unknown short rifle on the shoulder. It's may be Mannlicher-Schonauer.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Three Estonian soldiers fires Maxim M1910 during the last battle.
Madsen M1916
Another Estonian soldiers fires Madsen machine gun at the same battle. The shape of the forend of the barrel and the magazine match M1916 model in 7.62x54R caliber. It can be distinguished from the earlier Russian Madsen M1904 by the shape of the magazine and the number of slots in the barrel casing.
Grenades
Novitsky-Fyodorov Grenade
Tammekänd (Arnold Vaino) takes Novitsky-Fyodorov Grenade from killed Bolshevik soldier and uses it to blow up Bolshevik headquarters.
Heavy Weapon
British 18-Pounder
Estonian soldiers captured several British 18-Pounder from the Bolshevik army and use it against its former user.
Russian 6-inch M1909 or M1910
Estonian soldiers fire Russian 6-inch M1909 or M1910 howitzer.
76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902
White soldiers, possibly Finnish or German, use a 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 mounted on the armored train.
Armored train
White forces use an armored train during the last battle.