The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon) (1959)

The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Genrikh Gabay Release Date 1959 Language Russian Studio Odessa Film Studio Main Cast Character Actor Volodya Kozachenko Vladimir Kolokoltsev Viktor Shestakov Viktor Mizinenko Grichenko Yuri Timoshenko Sergey Tsymbalyuk aka "Krasavchick" Vasili Vekshin Marusya Tsymbalyuk Olga Lysenko "Cherven" V. Shugaev Professor Kozachenko Nikolay Volkov, Sr. Fedka "The Bull" Roman Filippov

The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon) is a 1959 Soviet adventure movie by Genrikh Gabay and based on the same title novel by Aleksandr Kozachinsky. The story takes place in the city of Odessa in 1920. The young lad Volodya Kozachenko (Vladimir Kolokoltsev) joins the Ugolovny Rozysk (Criminal Police) and finds himself against different criminals - from a horse thief "Krasavchick" to the most dangerous criminal in Odessa, a ruthless killer "Cherven".

The second screen adaptation of the original novel appeared in 1983.

The following weapons were used in the film The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon):

Revolvers

Glisenti M1874

Glisenti M1874 revolver is Volodya Kozachenko's (Vladimir Kolokoltsev) personal sidearm.

Glisenti M1874 revolver - 10.35x20 mm

A close view of the revolver.

Volodya aims his revolver at "Krasavchick" (Vasili Vekshin).

"Krasavchick" pistol-whips Volodya with his own revolver.

Volodya holds the revolver in the climactic scene.

Glisenti Mockup

When "Krasavchick" pistol-whips Volodya, the revolver is replaced with a wooden mockup.

"Krasavchick" hits Volodya with a wooden revolver.

Nagant M1895 Revolver

Nagant M1895 revolvers are seen in hands of Ugolovny Rozysk detectives, especially Viktor Shestakov (Viktor Mizinenko), and criminals.

Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo)

Ivan Nikolayevich (Aleksandr Lutsenko), a corrupted detective, surrenders his Nagant.

Shestakov holds a pair of Nagants in the climactic scene.

A close view of Shestakov's Nagant.

A Nagant is seen among the weapons, surrendered by Cherven's henchmen in the climactic scene.

Pistols

Mauser C96 Pistol

Mauser C96 pistols are seen in several scenes.

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser

A Red Army commander holds a Mauser pistol.

Taras Koltsov aka "Grandfather Taras" (Dmitri Milyutenko) fires a Mauser pistol.

"Grandfather Taras"'s pistol in wooden holster is seen hanged on a statue.

Dreyse Model 1907

A Dreyse Model 1907 pistol is seen among the weapons, surrendered by Cherven's henchmen in the climactic scene.

Dreyse Model 1907 - 7.65mm Browning

A Dreyse Model 1907 is seen on the floor together with a Nagant M1895, FN Model 1910 and several knives.

FN Model 1910

A FN Model 1910 pistol is seen among the weapons, surrendered by Cherven's henchmen in the climactic scene.

FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP

FN 1910 is seen on the floor.

The barrel of FN 1910 is seen below the grip of Nagant M1895.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k Rifle

Volodya Kozachenko (Vladimir Kolokoltsev) carries an anachronistic Karabiner 98k rifle. Due to a continuity error, in one scene he switches rifles with Grichenko (Yuri Timoshenko). What appear to be 98k rifles are also seen in hands of soldiers of several armies during the events of Russian civil war.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A Cossack with raised hand holds a rifle that appears to be a 98k.

Volodya carries a 98k rifle and two F-1 hand grenades.

Another view of Volodya's rifle.

A close view of the barrel.

Grichenko (at the right) carries 98k instead of his FEG 35M.

FEG 35M

Grichenko's (Yuri Timoshenko) service weapon is an equally anachronistic FEG 35M rifle. Due to a continuity error, in one scene he switches rifles with Volodya Kozachenko (Vladimir Kolokoltsev).

Hungarian FEG Puska 1935 Minta (35M) rifle - 8x56R

Grichenko carries a FEG 35M on sling.

Volodya holds a FEG 35M.

Grichenko is armed with a FEG 35M in the climactic scene.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M1891s, are used by soldiers of several different troops during the events of the Russian civil war in Odessa in 1918-1919 years. Later most militioneers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1981/30 rifles.

Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR.

White Army soldier stands on duty with a Mosin Nagant rifle.

A Red Army soldier holds an M91/30 rifle during the street battle.

A Red sailor fires an M91/30 rifle.

Red Army troops march with M91/30 rifles.

A militioneer with an M91/30 rifle patrols a street.

A militioneer with an M91/30 rifle guards arrested criminals.

A militioneer holds an M91/30 rifle with partially damaged stock.

Mosin Nagant M1891

Original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also seen in some scenes.

Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle in original configuration - 7.62x54mm R

A Red sailor in center carries an original M91 rifle.

In the final scene a militioneer, escorting arrested criminals, holds an M91/30 rifle with early-style sights.

Machine guns

Maxim M1910/30

Maxim M1910/30 machine gun is seen in the scene of battle of civil war.

Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount & shield - 7.62x54mmR

Red underground fighters move a Maxim throuth Odessa catacombs.

A Red sailor fires a Maxim.

Degtyaryov DP-27 (visually modified)

A Degtyaryov DP-27, very crudely mocked up to resemble a Lewis machine gun, is used by Cossack troops in a street battle.

Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

Visually modified DP-27 is seen at the left.

Unidentified machine guns

Three light machine guns are seen in a scene of the civil war. One of these machine guns appears to be a Maxim with typical spade grips, mounted on a bipod instead of Sokolov wheeled carriage. The spade grips doesn't allow to identify this machine gun as one of such bipod-mounted Maxims as MG08/15, MG08/18 or Maxim-Tokarev.

Three machine guns on bipods are seen on the street. The one at the foreground appears to be based on a Maxim gun.

In a scene of street combat an unknown machine gun stands for a Maxim. It is fitted with Maxim-style water jacket but the barrel is positioned in the center of the jacket, not in the bottom part, so it appears to be a mockup.

Unidentified machine gun is mocked up as a Maxim gun.

Other weapons

F-1 hand grenade

In addition to his revolver and rifle, Volodya Kozachenko (Vladimir Kolokoltsev) carries two F-1 hand grenades. He uses a grenade in the climactic scene against Cherven's henchmen.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.

A close view of the grenades.

Volodya holds a grenade and a Glisenti M1874 revolver.

Trivia

Various field cannons are seen during the events of Russian civil war.

White Army troops use a 76.2mm M1902 field gun.

German Kaiser Army troops use a 76.2mm M1900 field gun. It is fitted with non-standard shield.

Unidentified gun of 122mm or even 152mm caliber is used by French troops.

A White Army soldier stands near an M1902 cannon with damaged barrel.