I Serve at the Border (Ya sluzhu na granitse)
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Theatrical Poster
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Country
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USSR
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Directed by
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Naum Birman
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Release Date
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1974
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Language
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Russian
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Studio
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Lenfilm
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I Serve at the Border (Ya sluzhu na granitse) is a Soviet B&W 1974 (filmed 1973) movie directed by Naum Birman. The movie depicts the everyday life of Soviet Border Guard outpost. Pvt. Dmitriy Sedykh (Boris Shcherbakov) has problems during his service but at last he overcomes his drawbacks and perfectly shows himself in a dangerous situation during the capture of a trespasser.
The following weapons were used in the film I Serve at the Border (Ya sluzhu na granitse):
Pistols
Makarov PM
Officers and NCOs of Soviet Border Guard carry Makarov PM pistols.
Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
Sgt. Semyonov (Anatoliy Popov) carries a PM holster.
Sr. Lt. Aleksey Borodin (
Evgeniy Karelskikh),
zampolit (the deputy for political affairs) of the outpost, holds a PM on shooting range.
A close view of Borodin's pistol.
The pistol runs out of ammo.
The commander of the outpost Maj. Grebnev (
Borislav Brondukov) carries a PM holster (it seems to be flat and empty).
Assault Rifles
AKM
Soviet Border Guards are mainly armed with AKMs. Many have slant muzzle compensators removed, but the narrow front sights, gas tubes without vents and stamped receivers allow to identify them as AKMs rather than AK-47s. Versions with and without compenstators often switch to each other in same scenes due to continuity errors.
Note: see additional images on talk page.
Pvt. Dmitriy Sedykh (
Boris Shcherbakov) carries an AKM. This gun lacks the muzzle compensator but the narrow front sight matches AKM.
Yefreytor (Corp.) Semyon Osinin (
Anatoliy Rudakov) carries an AKM, also without muzzle compensator.
A border guard readies and loads his AKM. Note the stamped receiver and the fire selector that is different from AK-47.
Border guards with AKMS. These guns are fitted with muzzle compensators.
Pvt. Sedykh with AKM on shooting range. All AKMs, seen in this scene, lack muzzle compensators.
AKMs and 6Kh3 bayonets in scabbards in gun rack.
Sedykh aims at escaping trespasser. He also carries a large holster for flare pistol.
AKMS
Some Border Guards are armed with AKMS assault rifles.
A border guard at the left carries an AKMS.
A service dog guide holds an AKMS.
Sturmgewehr 44 (Mocked up as M16A1)
The border guards of unnamed foreign state are armed with Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble M16A1 with wooden furniture. These props, used by Lenfilm studio, are different from most often seen Mosfilm version of fake M16.
Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble AR-10/M16 - 7.62x39 blank. This a well known Mosfilm version; Lenfilm version, seen in this movie, looks somewhat different.
M16A1 with wooden furniture - 5.56x45mm NATO, for comparision.
A border guard at the left carries a fake M16. Note the unmodified buttstock of StG 44.
Another view of the barrel of fake M16.
Other Weapons
OSP-30 Flare Pistol
In one scene Pvt. Dmitriy Sedykh (Boris Shcherbakov) uses a flare pistol that appears to be an OSP-30 (in reality in 1970s this flare pistol was long ago removed from service).
OSP-30 Flare Pistol - 26.5mm
Sedykh fires a flare pistol (at the left), signalling that violation of the state border was detected.
Sedykh's holster for flare pistol is seen during hand-to-hand fight with the trespasser (Igor Andronnikov).
The holster for flare pistol is seen.