Night Riders (Nocní jazdci)

Night Riders (Nocní jazdci) (1981)

Night Riders (Nocní jazdci) is a 1981 Slovak action drama directed by Martin Hollý. It is shortly after rise of the Czechoslovak Republic, but a poor border villages under the Tatras have other worries. Former soldier Marek Orban (Michal Docolomanský) wants for all neighbors to raise money to leave for a better life in America, and therefore with a bunch of friends smuggled the horses from Poland. Yet it never caught in the act. The local customs officer Babušek (Leopold Haverl) is powerless. And therefore comes from Prague the new commander of the Financial Guard Halva (Radoslav Brzobohatý) with his men. Like Orban´s gang, Halva and his people have had a war experiences and are trained to fight. Paradoxically, the common past of war leads to the gentleman's agreement of the peace between the two men, which however is disrupted the murder of frontiersman Jan Bílý (Jirí Kodes) by smuggler Imro Jakuvec (Jozef Adamovic).

The following guns were used in the 1949 Czechoslovak film Night Riders (Nocní jazdci):

Steyr Mannlicher M1895

Czechoslovak Customs guard inherited the rifle of Austria-Hungary type Steyr Mannlicher M1895.

Steyr M1895 Long Rifle (M1930 Conversion) - 8x56R

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Frontiersman Jan Bilý (Jirí Kodes) pointing a Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifle on the detained smuggler.

Frontiersman Borovička (Jirí Krampol) fired a salvo of honor at the funeral of the murdered finance Bilý.

Frontiersman Fort (Pavel Zednícek) with his rifle at the ceremony onset of unit before the state flag.

Frontiersman Janoušek (Petr Cepek) monitors construction of a new customs house with a rifle.

A customs officer Babušek (Leopold Haverl) fired a rifle on the smugglers.

Chief respicient of Customs guard Sgt. Halva (Radoslav Brzobohatý) shoot a smuggled horses.

Unidentified rifle

Smuggler Stefan Hnácik (Karol Cálik) with a rifle on his back above a injured horse.

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Smuggler Stefan Hnácik fired from his rifle.

Carcano M91 Rifle

Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5mm.

Smuggler Imro Jakuvec (Jozef Adamovic) holds a Carcano M91 Rifle in hand.

Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Carbine

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR

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Smuggler Palo Šebo-Macúch (Ivan Palúch) armed by a Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30.

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Smuggler leader Marek Orbán (Michal Docolomanský) also used this cut carbine.

Unidentified pistol

Chief respicient Sgt. Halva (Radoslav Brzobohatý) holds his service pistol.