The State Border: Film 4

The State Border (1980-1988). DVD cover

The State Border: Film 4 (Russian Title:Gosudarstvennaya granitsa: Krasny pesok/Государственная граница: Красный песок) is a 1984 Soviet television film directed by Boris Stepanov. "The State border" are the historical-adventure television series about the Soviet border guards. The action takes place in the period from 1917 to late 1980 on the territory of the USSR from the Far East to the western borders. The fourth film story takes place in 1931 on Turkestan (Central Asian ). Border guards are fighting against the Basmachi gang (Middle Asian Muslim rebels).

The following weapons are seen in the film The State Border: Film 4:

Handguns

Russian Nagant M1895

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

Closeup of Nagant revolver. Note the shape of the muzzle-sight. This revolver manufactured before 1930

Hamber (Gediminas Karka) fires Russian Nagant M1895

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser.

Alimhan (Maksud Mansurov) holds his Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Mauser C96 in holster

Rifles

Mosin Nagant Rifle

Full-length Mosin Nagant Rifle

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R

Krasnopalochnik (Turkestan Communist fighters) aim their Full-length Mosin Nagant rifles

Basmachi fighter holds his Mosin Nagant rifle

Another Basmachi fighter

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR

Basmachi fighter with his Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Mauser Karabiner 98k

Numerous of the Basmachi fighters can be seen armed with the Karabiner 98k. This is an anachronism.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

Machine Guns

Degtyaryov DP-27

DP-27 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R

DP-27 without a flash hider can be seen in documentary footage

Basmachi fighters sit around the Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun modified to resemble Lewis machine gun

Kurban (Bohadur Miralibekov) fires fake Lewis machine gun

Closeup of the DP-27 magazine modified to resemble Lewis Gun magazine

Maxim M1910

Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR

Turkestan Communist fighters and their Maxim M1910

Border guards and their Maxim M1910

Trivia

Pile of weapons surrendered Basmachi

See Also

The State Border series

• State Border: Film 1, The
• State Border: Film 2, The
• State Border: Film 3, The