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[[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nagant revolvers in arsenal. The mark of Imperial Tula Arms Factory can be seen on some revolvers.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nagant revolvers in arsenal. The mark of Imperial Tula Arms Factory can be seen on some revolvers.]] | ||
− | [[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An officer, commanding the unit of ''Junkers'' (students of military school), fires a Nagant during the shootout in wine cellar.]] |
[[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the extended ejector rod, usually a sign of well worn Nagant.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the extended ejector rod, usually a sign of well worn Nagant.]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Nagant-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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[[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M91 rifles in crates.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M91 rifles in crates.]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Revolutionary sailors on Neva embankment.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Revolutionary sailors on Neva embankment.]] | ||
− | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sailors with M91 rifles. A | + | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sailors with M91 rifles. A 19th century style cannon is partially seen at the left. This scene was reused in 1974 film ''[[Born by Revolution: Hard Autumn (Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: Trudnaya osen)#Mosin_Nagant_M1891_2|Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: Trudnaya osen]]'' as a documentary footage.]] |
[[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-22.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Red Guards on a lorry.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-22.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Red Guards on a lorry.]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-25.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Female soldiers of 1st Petrograd Women's Battalion defend the Winter Palace.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-25.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Female soldiers of 1st Petrograd Women's Battalion defend the Winter Palace.]] | ||
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== Mauser Gewehr 1898 == | == Mauser Gewehr 1898 == | ||
In the scene of Russian-German fraternization in February 1917 German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles are seen. | In the scene of Russian-German fraternization in February 1917 German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles are seen. | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:Oktyabr-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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== Maxim M1905 == | == Maxim M1905 == | ||
A [[Maxim#Maxim_1895|Maxim M1905]] (or even [[Maxim#Maxim_1895|more early version of 1890s]] that didn't get official name) machine gun is used by Red Guards. It is mounted on heavy carriage with large spoked wheels and has folding shield. | A [[Maxim#Maxim_1895|Maxim M1905]] (or even [[Maxim#Maxim_1895|more early version of 1890s]] that didn't get official name) machine gun is used by Red Guards. It is mounted on heavy carriage with large spoked wheels and has folding shield. | ||
+ | [[File:Maxim 4 2line.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Maxim on artillery mount. - 11mm]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Maxim-19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Maxim-19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view.]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Maxim-22.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Maxim-22.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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= Trivia = | = Trivia = | ||
− | == | + | ==76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902== |
− | 76. | + | The [[76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902]] are seen in several scenes. |
[[File:Putilov76mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|76.2mm M1902 Field Gun]] | [[File:Putilov76mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|76.2mm M1902 Field Gun]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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A 37mm 5-barrel Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on naval mounting is seen at the entrance of Smolny. Such cannons were widely used by Russian Navy. | A 37mm 5-barrel Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on naval mounting is seen at the entrance of Smolny. Such cannons were widely used by Russian Navy. | ||
+ | [[File:Hotchkissrevolvingcannonnavy.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon. - 37mm]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view.]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view.]] | ||
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[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | + | A 58mm FR ("French-Russian", a Russian version of French Dumézil Mortier de 58 mm) trench mortar is seen on Russian positions. | |
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | + | A field cannon is used by ''Junkers'' in Winter Palace. It appears to be a 8 cm (real caliber 78.5 mm) Krupp M1874, such guns were used by Ottomans in Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and captured in large numbers at Pleven. | |
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-20.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-20.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
− | A | + | A 19th century style cannon is seen on Neva embankment. |
− | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A | + | [[File:Oktyabr-Mosin-21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A 19th century style cannon is partially seen at the left. This scene was reused in 1974 film ''[[Born by Revolution: Hard Autumn (Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: Trudnaya osen)#Mosin_Nagant_M1891_2|Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: Trudnaya osen]]'' as a documentary footage.]] |
Ancient cannons and mortars are exhibited near the building of the Petrograd Arsenal. | Ancient cannons and mortars are exhibited near the building of the Petrograd Arsenal. | ||
− | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cannons of late | + | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cannons of late 16th - early 17th century.]] |
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closer view of one of these cannons.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closer view of one of these cannons.]] | ||
[[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A large caliber siege mortar is seen at the right.]] | [[File:Oktyabr-Artillery-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A large caliber siege mortar is seen at the right.]] |
Latest revision as of 16:01, 23 March 2024
October: Ten Days That Shook the World (original title Oktyabr ("October")) is a Soviet 1927 B&W silent historical drama, directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov. The movie recreates the events of Russian Revolution in February-October 1917, being the second feature film about the revolution after Vsevolod Pudovkin's The End of St. Petersburg (Konets Sankt-Peterburga). The film was released internationally under the title Ten Days That Shook The World, after well known book by John Reed about the Russian revolution.
Some scenes from Oktyabr were reused in later movies as documentary footage of the events of 1917.
The following weapons were used in the film October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Oktyabr):
Revolvers
Nagant M1895
Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used by both revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries.
Note: see additional images on talk page.
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolvers are seen in several scenes.
Pistols
Mauser C96
Mauser C96 pistols are carried by some Red sailors.
Unidentified pistols
Some pistols are briefly seen in several scenes, and identification is very vague.
What can be an FN Model 1910 is seen in hands of a Bolshevik, just released from prison.
A Red Guard in center carries a handgun, resembling a Roth-Steyr M1907.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891
Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are widely used by revolutionary and counter-revolutionary forces. Vast majority of them are Infantry rifles but some Dragoon rifles are also seen.
Note: see additional images on talk page.
Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine
Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbines are seen in several scenes.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
In the scene of Russian-German fraternization in February 1917 German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles are seen.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Maxim M1910 machine guns are used by Red Guards and defenders of the Provisional Government. Some Maxims are mounted on Kolesnikov M1915 mount. Maxim machine guns are also main weapon of armoured cars.
Note: see additional images on talk page.
Maxim M1905
A Maxim M1905 (or even more early version of 1890s that didn't get official name) machine gun is used by Red Guards. It is mounted on heavy carriage with large spoked wheels and has folding shield.
Hotchkiss Mk.I
Hotchkiss Mk.I machine guns are seen mounted on Mk A Whippet tank.
Other Weapons
RG-14 Hand Grenade
Red Guards, especially sailors, use RG-14 hand grenades.
Trivia
76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902
The 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 are seen in several scenes.
A 37mm 5-barrel Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on naval mounting is seen at the entrance of Smolny. Such cannons were widely used by Russian Navy.
A battery of 42-line (106.7 mm) fortress and siege guns M1877 is deployed in Peter and Paul Fortress in Petrograd. Same scene is seen in Konets Sankt-Peterburga (also 1927), except the image in that movie is inverted.
A heavy artillery piece (possibly of 6 inch caliber) is seen on Petrograd gun factory.
A 58mm FR ("French-Russian", a Russian version of French Dumézil Mortier de 58 mm) trench mortar is seen on Russian positions.
A field cannon is used by Junkers in Winter Palace. It appears to be a 8 cm (real caliber 78.5 mm) Krupp M1874, such guns were used by Ottomans in Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and captured in large numbers at Pleven.
A 19th century style cannon is seen on Neva embankment.
Ancient cannons and mortars are exhibited near the building of the Petrograd Arsenal.
Armour
Numerous Austin Armoured Cars are seen throughout the movie, mostly used by Red Guards.
Renault-Mgebrov armoured cars are also seen.
British Mk V tanks appear as a part of Gen. Kornilov's troops. In reality no Mk V tank appeared in Russia until 1919 when they were supplied from UK to Russian White Army.
A Mk A Whippet tank is seen in same scene. Like Mk V, Mk A appeared in Russia only in 1919.
A Renault FT tank are seen in same scene. They also appeared in Russia only in 1919, and screen tank is probably domestic produced clone of French tank, known as "Russian Renault" ("Russkiy Reno").
Warships
Cruiser Avrora, a famous participant of Russian Revolution, is seen in several scenes. The outlook of the ship is slightly different from the one in October 1917, as in 1920s Avrora passed repair and modernization, including rearming from 152mm/L45 main guns to modern 130mm/L55.