The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post)

The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Vladimir Gonchukov Release Date 1938 Language Russian Studio Odessa Film Studio Main Cast Character Actor Lt. Nazarov Ivan Novoseltsev Petty officer Matveev Nikolai Ivakin Galina Nazarova Galina Yumasheva

The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) is a 1938 Soviet adventure movie directed by Vladimir Gonchukov. The movie depicts a Soviet-Japanese border conflict including the arrest of a Japanese Navy intelligence ship disguised as a fishing vessel by Soviet patrol boat and the Japanese direct attack on the Soviet outpost on a small island.

The following weapons are seen in the movie The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post):

Handguns

TT-33 Pistol

Lt. Nazarov's (Ivan Novoseltsev) and petty officer Matveev's (Nikolai Ivakin) personal weapons are Tokarev TT-33 pistols. It is one of the first appearances of the TT-33 on screen, and seems to be the first one where it was fired.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Petty officer Matveev (Nikolai Ivakin) loads his TT-33. The shape of the grooves on the slide is typical for early version of TT.

Matveev fires his pistol.

Mauser C96 "Bolo"

Japanese officer (Pyotr Arzhanov) is armed with Mauser C96 pistol. It looks like a "Bolo" model with 3.9" barrel.

Mauser C96 "Bolo" - 7.63x25mm Mauser

Mauser wooden holster is seen at the side of the officer.

Japanese officer (Pyotr Arzhanov) with Mauser C96 pistol (at the left) and his soldiers with Arisaka Type 38 rifles. The barrel of Mauser isn't seen very clear but it seems to be shorter that a standard version.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle

Soviet border guards and civil volunteers are armed with full-length Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.

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

A border guard private with M1891/30 rifle.

The same man reloads his rifle.

Galina Nazarova, Lt. Nazarov's wife, fires M1891/30 rifle with bayonet.

Arisaka Rifle

Japanese marines are armed with Arisaka Type 38 rifles with sword bayonets.

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka.

Japanese marines with Arisaka Type 38 rifles and Maxim machine gun.

Japanese marine fires his rifle.

Japanese officer with Mauser C96 pistol (at the left) and his soldiers with rifles.

Machine guns

Maxim M1910 Machine Gun

Maxim M1910 machine gun is used by Soviet border guards. Its smooth water-jacket is typical for Maxims manufactured during the WW1 and in early 1920s. Another Maxim, roughly disguised as German MG08 and mounted on a tripod, is used by Japanese marines.

Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR

A border guard private fires M1910 machine gun.

A close view on the muzzle.

A close view on the belt.

Japanese marine fires M1910 machine gun mounted on tripod.

A view on the barrel of this machine gun. Note that it is roughly disguised as German MG08.

Maxim machine gun on the naval AA mounting.

Degtyaryov DA Machine Gun

Degtyaryov DA machine guns are mounted on Soviet hydroplanes.

Degtyaryov DA - 7.62x54mmR.

The gunner fires his DA machine gun at the Japanese marines below.

Other weapon

F-1 Hand Grenade

F-1 hand grenades are used by Soviet border guards and civil volunteers.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.

Petty officer Matveev (Nikolai Ivakin) throws F-1 grenade at the Japanese marines.

Trivia

21-K Naval Gun

21-K Naval Gun - 45mm

45mm 21-K gun is mounted on the patrol boat. 21-K has the same barrel and ammunition as 53-K AT gun.

102mm M1911 Naval Gun

102mm (4") gun is mounted on the Uragan class guard ship that appears as Japanese destroyer.