The Bridge (Most) (1942)

The Bridge (Most; Georgian title Khidi) is a 1942 Soviet Georgian war drama directed by Konstantine Pipinashvili and Shota Managadze. During the Soviet offensive in Spring 1942, a strategic bridge is destroyed by the Germans. A sapper battalion under the command of Capt. Ilo Gigauri restores the crossing and defends it against the enemy counterattack.
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= Revolvers =
== Nagant M1895 ==
Nagant M1895 revolvers are service sidearms of Capt. Ilo Gigauri (Giorgi Shavgulidze) and other Soviet officers.
== Mle 1892 ==
During the close combat on the bridge, a German officer holds a Mle 1892 revolver.
= Pistols =
== Korovin TK ==
When the Germans interrogate captured Soviet radio operator, one of the officers holds a compact pistol that turns out to a Korovin TK. It may be used as a stand-in for a Mauser Pocket Pistol.
== Steyr M1912 ==
A large military pistol that is supposed to be a Steyr M1912 is seen in hands of a German officer in action.
= Submachine Guns =
== PPD-40 ==
Several Soviet soldiers are armed with PPD-40 submachine guns.
== PPSh-41 ==
A crewmember of a mortar carries a PPSh-41.
== MP38/MP40 ==
Some German soldiers are armed with MP38 or MP40 submachine guns. 
== MP38-based mockup ==
One of the guns, seen in hands of German soldiers, is a mockup with parts of MP38 (barrel, magazine well, part of receiver) in combination with custom parts. A horizontal box is mounted under the receiver instead of a vertical magazine. The reason of creating of such mockup is unclear, since genuine MP40s are used in the film.
= Rifles =
== Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry ==
Many Soviet soldiers, including Sr. Sgt. Otar Gigauri (Davit Lortkipanidze) who is Capt. Gigauri's younger brother, and Pvt. Baruta (Pyotr Dolzhanov), are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles.
== Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon ==
Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon rifles are also used by Soviet soldiers.
== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 ==
Some Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are also seen. Due to a continuity error, in one scene Otar Gigauri's rifle switches from M91 to M91/30.
== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper ==
A Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle is used by a German sniper.
== Tokarev SVT-38 ==
Some Soviet soldiers carry Tokarev SVT-38 rifles. Due to a continuity error, Otar Gigauri's Mosin Nagant rifle switches to an SVT-38 during his duel with a German sniper.
thumb|none|400px|Tokarev SVT-38 - 7.62x54mm R
== Unidentified rifles ==
Many German soldiers carry rifles that are seen in distance and unclear.
= Machine Guns =
== Degtyaryov DP-27 ==
Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns are used by Soviet troops. The DP-27s mostly lack the conical flash hiders.
== Degtyaryov DT (visually modified) ==
The machine gun, used by German troops in several scenes, is a Degtyaryov DT with fake covers on the barrel and the receiver, without the magazine and with mockup cartridge belt.
== Maxim M1910 ==
In the final scene Soviet soldiers on march carry disassembled Maxim M1910 machine guns.
= Other Weapons =
== RGD-33 Hand Grenade ==
Sr. Sgt. Otar Gigauri (Davit Lortkipanidze) uses an RGD-33 grenade in battle.
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
Some German soldiers use Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.
== BM-37 Mortar ==
A BM-37 Mortar is used by Soviet troops.
== Naval mine (mockup) ==
In an attempt to destroy the bridge, the Germans use floating mines. The mines are mockups that look like scaled-down version of typical contact naval mines with their "Hertz horn" protuberances.
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Category:War
Category:Drama
Category:B&W
Category:Soviet Produced