The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (Novye prikluchenya Neulovimykh)

The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (Novye prikluchenya Neulovimykh) Theatrical release poster Country USSR Directed by Edmond Keosayan Release Date 1968 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Dan'ka Viktor Kosykh Ksanka Valentina Kurdyukova Valerka Mikhail Metyolkin Yashka the Gypsy Vasiliy Vasilyev Staff-Captain Pyotr Ovechkin Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Colonel Leopold Kudasov Arkadi Tolbuzin Poruchik Perov Vladimir Ivashov Buba Kastorskiy Boris Sichkin Burnash Yefim Kopelyan

The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (Novye prikluchenya Neulovimykh) is a Soviet 1968 action movie directed by Edmond Keosayan. It is a direct sequel to The Elusive Avengers (Neulovimye mstiteli). The story takes place during the Russian civil war, a year later the time of the first movie. The Elusive Avengers are sent with intelligence mission in the White Army rears. The third sequel, The Crown of the Russian Empire, or the Elusive Avengers Again, was filmed in 1971.

The following weapons are seen in the movie The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (Novye prikluchenya Neulovimykh):

Handguns

Nagant 1895

Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by all four "Elusive Avengers": Dan'ka (Viktor Kosykh), Ksanka (Valentina Kurdyukova), Valerka (Mikhail Metyolkin) and Yashka the Gypsy (Vasiliy Vasilyev). White Army officers are also seen with Nagant revolvers.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N. This is post-1930 version.

Dan'ka and Mefodiy Kuzmitch (Konstantin Sorokin) draw their Nagants, misidentifying each other.

Staff-Captain Ovechkin (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), dressed in civil clothing, fires his revolver.

Mefodiy Kuzmitch aims his Nagant at Poruchik (Lt.) Perov (Vladimir Ivashov) who pretends to be a Red agent.

Perov fires at escaping Yashka.

Ksanka and Valerka with Nagants.

Yashka in ambush with a Nagant in hand.

Colonel Kudasov (Arkadi Tolbuzin) fires his revolver during the chase after Valerka and Yashka in the final scene.

Wounded Kudasov fires.

Mauser C96

In the opening scene Burnash (Yefim Kopelyan) is seen with a Mauser C96 pistol.

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

Burnash fires his Mauser during the cavalry battle.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine

White Army soldiers carry anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines. In several opening scenes all four "Elusive Avengers" are seen with M1938 carbines.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R

Dan'ka (Viktor Kosykh) carries M38 carbine during the cavalry battle in the opening scene.

Dan'ka fires at the White airplane.

White Army soldiers with M38 carbines escort an arrested man.

Ilyukha (Saveliy Kramarov) and the old soldier (Ivan Zhevago) fire their carbines at escaping Yashka.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910/30

Maxim M1910/30 machine gun is seen in one scene. It is mounted on a patrol boat.

Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR

A Maxim machine gun is seen at the right.

A White soldier tries to reach the machine gun.

Andrey (Nikolai Fedortsov) with the captured Maxim.