Order: Don't Open Fire (Prikaz: ogon ne otkryvat)

Prikaz: ogon ne otkryvat (1981). DVD Cover.

Order: Don't Open Fire (Prikaz: ogon ne otkryvat) is a Soviet 1981 war movie directed by Valeri Isakov and Yuri Ivanchuk. The story takes place during the World War II and tells about a life of a battalion of Soviet soldiers which is deployed on the Far East where a "silent war" between USSR and Japan takes place. This movie is the first part of dilogy; in 1982 the second part, Order: Cross the Border (Prikaz: pereyti granitsu), was filmed.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Order: Don't Open Fire (Prikaz: ogon ne otkryvat):

Handguns

Tokarev TT-33

Most Soviet officers including Captain Pavel Tikhonov (Vladlen Biryukov), the main character of the movie, carry holsters for Tokarev TT-33 on their belts but the pistols themselves are not seen.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Tula Arsenal (Soviet Union) Note CCCP printing around the star on the plastic grips.

A Soviet officer carries a pistol holster on his belt.

Mauser C96

The commander of border guards outpost carries Mauser C96 in wooden holster.

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

A border guard officer carries a Mauser wooden holster.

The same officer holds his Mauser.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Most Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 full-length rifles, often with bayonets.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

Soviet soldiers are marching with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles and Degtyaryov DP-28 machine guns.

Soldiers hold their rifles with bayonets.

A close view at the rifle. The rear sight can be seen.

Sgt. Solovej (Yevgeni Gerasimov) aims his rifle.

Machine guns

Degtyaryov DP-28

Degtyaryov DP-28 machine guns are seen in hands of Soviet soldiers but none of them is used in action.

Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

Several DP-28 machine guns are seen near the wall.

Soviet soldiers are marching with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles and DP-28 machine guns.

Maxim M1910/30 Machine Gun

Maxim M1910/30 machine gun is used by Soviet soldiers.

Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR.

Soldiers with Maxim M1910/30 are ready to open fire. Note the top hatch on cooling jacket which indicates that this machine gun is of post-1941 manufacture.

PKT machine gun

Fake Japanese tanks are poorly disguised MT-LB armoured tracked vehicles which still carry their standard PKT machine guns.

PKT machine gun with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mm R

A small turret with PKT is seen. The main turret is fake.

Other weapon

RGD-33 Stick Grenade

Several Soviet soldiers carry RGD-33 stick grenades.

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.

A close view at the bundle of seven RGD-33 grenades, readied for anti-tank purpose.

KS Fire Bottle

Due to the shortage of grenades many Soviet soldiers are armed with KS fire bottles (known outside the USSR as "Molotov cocktail").

A soldier holds KS fire bottle and Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle.

45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45mm (1.77 in)

Soviet artillerists ready the 45mm AT gun when Japanese tanks appeared near the borderline.

Trivia

MT-LB armoured tracked vehicles are disguised as Japanese tanks.