Antosha Rybkin

Antosha Rybkin DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Konstantin Yudin Release Date 1942 Language Russian Studio TsOKS Main Cast Character Actor Antosha Rybkin Boris Chirkov Larisa Marina Ladynina Katya Lyudmila Shabalina Fedya Konstantin Sorokin Kozlovsky Vladimir Gribkov Battalion commander Nikolai Kryuchkov

Antosha Rybkin is a 1942 Soviet war comedy directed by Konstantin Yudin. It depicts the adventures of Antosha Rybkin (Boris Chirkov), a military cook in Red Army battalion and an amateur actor.

The following weapons were used in the film Antosha Rybkin:

Handguns

S&W No.3 Russian Model Pattern I

A Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model Pattern I revolver is seen in hands of Antosha Rybkin (Boris Chirkov) when he appears on stage as a German soldier.

Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model - .44 Russian

Luger P08

In one scene Antosha Rybkin (Boris Chirkov) takes a Luger P08 from a German officer.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

The grip is seen.

Rybkin holds a Luger.

Another view of the pistol.

Submachine Guns

Suomi Submachine Gun

Some Soviet soldiers carry Suomi SMGs, standing for PPD-40 or PPSh-41.

Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum

Soviet soldiers with Suomi SMGs.

A close view.

Soviet soldiers on the march. Several of them carry Suomi SMGs.

MP38/MP40 Submachine Gun

Several German soldiers are armed with MP38 and/or MP40 SMGs. Antosha Rybkin (Boris Chirkov) also uses a captured MP38.

MP38 - 9x19mm

MP40 - 9x19mm

Rybkin, disguised as a German soldier, fires an MP38.

Another view of the same scene.

Typical longitudinal grooving on the receiver allows to identify the SMG as MP38.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891 Rifle

Many Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles.

Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R

Fedya (Konstantin Sorokin) carries his M91 on sling.

Soviet soldiers on the march. Most of them carry M91 rifles.

Fedya and Antosha Rybkin with M91 rifles in the final scene.

Simonov AVS-36

In one scene the actress Larisa (Marina Ladynina) grabs a Simonov AVS-36 rifle with sword bayonet when she takes Rybkin in German uniform for a real German soldier.

Simonov AVS-36 Rifle - 7.62x54R

Larisa threatens Rybkin with bayonet. She holds the rifle inverted. Next moment AVS-36 switches to SVT-40.

Tokarev SVT-40

Some Soviet soldiers are armed with Tokarev SVT-40 rifles. In the scene when Larisa (Marina Ladynina) takes a Simonov AVS-36, her rifle then switches to SVT-40.

Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR

Larisa holds an SVT.

Several soldiers are armed with SVTs.

Mauser Gewehr 98

Most German soldiers carry Mauser rifles. Due to the length and the straight bolt handles they can be identified as Gewehr 98s. The rifles lack typical Lange-Visier sights so they are supposed to be of 1920s pattern.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A German sentry holds Mauser rifle with sword bayonet.

The same soldier fires his rifle.

German soldiers under artillery fire. Most of them carry rifles with sword bayonets.

A straight bolt handle can be seen.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910/30

Soviet Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are seen in several scenes.

Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR

A Maxim is seen in a dugout.

A Maxim in battle.

Soviet soldiers support the attack with machine gun fire.

Degtyaryov DP-27

A Degtyaryov DP-27 is briefly seen in one scene.

Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

A soldier at the right carries a DP-27 on sling. This particular machine gun lacks its typical conical flash hider.

MG34 Machine Gun

In one scene a German soldier (Grigoriy Shpigel) mans an MG34. Later Antosha Rybkin (Boris Chirkov) captures this machine gun and fires it himself.

MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A buttstock and belt drum of MG34 is seen at the right.

The German gunner readies to open fire.

Rybkin, disguised as a German soldier, fires the MG34.

Other Weapons

RGD-33 Hand Grenade

Soviet soldiers use RGD-33 hand grenades.

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

Fedya (Konstantin Sorokin) throws a grenade. An MG34 is seen next to him.

AT Gun

AT guns are seen in several scenes. They appear to be Soviet 45-mm 53-K or German 37-mm PAK 36 (the low quality of the old film doesn't allow to say for sure).

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

An AT gun is seen on the background.

An abandoned gun on the battlefield.