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Black Shark
(Chyornaya akula)

Film poster

Country	Russia
Directed by	Vitaliy Lukin
Release Date	1993
Language	Russian English Pashto
Studio	Roskomkino

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Major Andrey Gusarov	Valeriy Vostrotin
Green	Oleg Martyanov
Carey Schofield	Catrine Nelson
Karahan	Yuriy Tsurilo
Capt. Rastorguev	Aleksandr Belov

The following weapons were used in the film Black Shark (Chyornaya akula):

Pistols

Makarov PB

Major Andrey Gusarov (Valeriy Vostrotin) and Capt. Rastorguev (Aleksandr Belov) both uses Makarov PB pistols during the raid.

Makarov PB with integral suppressor - 9x18mm Makarov

Major Andrey Gusarov (Valeriy Vostrotin) charges his pistol.

Capt. Rastorguev (Aleksandr Belov) fires.

Pustol in the hands of Capt. Rastorguev (Aleksandr Belov).

M1911A1

Harry (V. Pogrebenkov) fires M1911A1 at the several scenes.

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP. This has a deep Colt factory blued finish, common for commercial variants before and after the war.

Harry (V. Pogrebenkov) fires.

Rifles

AKMS

Most of the mujahedeen, as well as Soviet soldiers can be seen armed with the AKMS rifles.

AKMS - 7.62x39mm

SVD Dragunov

SVD Dragunov can be briefly seen in the hands of one Soviet soldier.

SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R

AKS-74

Major Andrey Gusarov (Valeriy Vostrotin), Capt. Rastorguev (Aleksandr Belov), several American soldiers uses AKS-74 rifles. Another AKS-74 can be seen using by several mujahedeen.

AKS-74 with Bakelite magazine - 5.45x39mm

M16 Rifle

Most of American soldiers were armed with the M16 Rifles. Captured M16 Rifle can be seen in the hands of several mujahedeen.

The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm

Machine Guns

Degtyaryov RP-46

Degtyaryov RP-46 was mounted on Soviet BTR.

RP-46 - 7.62x54mm R

RPK-74

At least one soviet soldier carry RPK-74.

RPK-74 light machine gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm

Browning M1919A4

Browning M1919A4 can be seen in mujahedeen's ambush. This gun had never fire.

Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod, pre 1943 model with bolt latch - .30-06 Springfield

NSV heavy machine gun

Several mujahedeen uses NSV heavy machine gun.

Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x108mm

PKM Machine Gun

At lest two mujahedeen fires PKM Machine Guns

PK Machine Gun, note the larger curved gas block and the thicker fluted barrel that was found on the original weapon - 7.62x54mm R

Launchers

GP-25

Little boy Seryozha (uncredited) fires GP-25 at the target at the film beggining. Major Andrey Gusarov (Valeriy Vostrotin) uses another GP-25 during the raid.