Black Cats (Chyornye koshki)

Black Cats (Chyornye koshki) is a 2013 Russian detective TV series. The plot is set in 1947 in the city of Rostov-na-Donu in the Southern Russia. The head of the Counter-banditry Department Maj. Egor Nikitich Dragun (Pavel Derevyanko) investigates a number of robberies and murders. After a time it turns out that not only mere criminals are involved in the events but also a group of saboteurs, former members of German Abwehr special force Brandenburg who covertly work on some problem that is connected with Nazi Germany nuclear programme.
This page is for the 2013 TV series. For the 2016 TV series Black Cat (Chyornaya koshka) see here. 
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= Revolvers =
== Nagant M1895 ==
Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by criminals and Militsiya (police) personnel. There are several screen Nagants, some of those are converted blank-firing guns, but the exact model(s) is unclear. Such revolvers can be identified by the different muzzle bore, dummy rounds in cylinder and grey surface finish.
= Pistols =
== TT-33 ==
TT-33 pistols are widely used by Militsiya and State Security personnel, notably the main character, the head of the Counter-banditry Department Maj. Egor Nikitich Dragun (Pavel Derevyanko), Dragun's deputy Maj. Fyodor Akimovich (Aleksandr Suvorov), Lt. Col. of State Security Viktor Ivanovich Staryuk (Oleg Simonenko), operatives Lyokha (Sergey Frolov (II)), Yasha (Egor Karelskiy), Armen (Viktor Stepanyan), and driver Mishka (Aleksandr Rud'ko). Crime boss Viktor Kalyonkin aka Kalyonyiy ("Red-hot") (Egor Barinov), members of his gang Kuvalda ("Sledgehammer") (Denis Falyuta) and Burunduk ("Chipmunk") (Valeriy Shvets), and Brandenburgers Drozd ("Thrush") (Viktor Elizarov) and Kurt alias Grif ("Gyp") (Mikhail Khmurov) also use TT-33 pistols. Both pre- and post-1947 models are seen. Due to numerous continuity errors, these versions are constantly changing with each other.
== TT-33 (mockup) ==
In the scene in the hospital Maj. Dragun holds a mockup TT together with a real pistol. The reason for such combination is unclear.
== Walther P38 ==
Brandenburgers Krechet (Aleksey Komashko) and Lt. Reinhardt alias Strizh ("Swift") (Aleksey Samokhvalov) use Walther P38 pistols. A P38 is also seen in hands of Anna Antonovna (Olga Lomonosova) who turns out to be the former Abwehr agent Anna Nebel.
== Denix Walther P38 ==
In the scene in the hospital Strizh holds a Denix replica of P38.
== Beretta M1934 ==
Anna (Olga Lomonosova) uses a nickel plated Beretta M1934.
== Beretta 92-style pistol ==
When Anna gets in the car, her Beretta M1934 switches to a Beretta 92F-style pistol, incredibly anachronistic for 1947. This pistol is most likely some blank-firing version or even non-firing replica.
= Submachine Guns =
== PPSh-41 ==
PPSh-41 submachine guns are widely used throughout the series. They are seen in hands of Militsiya personnel, including Maj. Egor Nikitich Dragun (Pavel Derevyanko), Maj. Fyodor Akimovich (Aleksandr Suvorov) and Yasha (Egor Karelskiy), Brandenburgers Strizh (Aleksey Samokhvalov), Grif (Mikhail Khmurov) and Drozd (Viktor Elizarov), and criminals Kalyonyiy (Egor Barinov) and Kuvalda (Denis Falyuta).
== MP38 ==
In the final episode Grif (Mikhail Khmurov) holds an MP38. This submachine gun has uncommon smooth magazine housing like the one, used on early series of MP40, and lacks the resting bar under the barrel. Possibly this gun was assembles of parts of several MP38s and MP40s.
== MP40 ==
Brandenburgers Strizh (Aleksey Samokhvalov), Krechet (Aleksey Komashko) and Grif (Mikhail Khmurov) use MP40s in the final episode. MP40s are also used by Burov-Lange (Pavel Trubiner) and Anna (Olga Lomonosova).
= Machine Guns =
== MG42 ==
During the final shootout Krechet (Aleksey Komashko) uses an MG42.
= Other Weapons =
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
Maj. Fyodor Akimovich (Aleksandr Suvorov) uses a pair of Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades during the final shootout.
thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
Grif (Mikhail Khmurov) uses a bundle of Model 24 Stielhandgranates, similar to German "Geballte Ladung", to make a booby trap.
== Mockup Hand Grenades ==
A number of mockup hand grenades are seen in the scene when the saboteurs prepare a distracting explosion. They resemble F-1, Mills Bombs and RG-42s.
deactivated f1.jpg|For comparison: F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|For comparison: No. 36M Mk. I "Mills Bomb"
RG-42 HG.jpg|For comparison: RG-42 fragmentation hand grenade
== Smoke Grenade ==
Brandenburgers use smoke grenades to imitate a fire in hospital. These grenades look similar to RDG-2 but may be mere pyrotechnical smoking devices. RDG-2 was issued only in 1950s, and a correct model for 1947 would be the RDG-1 that has a different outlook.
== Hafthohlladung Anti Tank Mine ==
When Kalyonyiy's gang makes an attempt to reach a safe box, they plan to use Hafthohlladung Anti Tank Mines to break the cellar.
= Footage =
Documentary footage, mostly of WW2 era, is incorporated in the series.
== PPSh-41 ==
== PPS-43 ==
== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 ==
== Karabiner 98k ==
== vz.24 Czech Mauser ==
== Gewehr 43 ==
== AKM ==
== DP-27 ==
== Maxim M1910/30 ==
== DShK ==
== 85mm 52-K AA Gun ==
== Artillery ==
== Armour ==
== Airplanes ==
= Trivia =
A number of gun posters are seen in the office of the Counter-banditry Department.
Category:Television
Category:Detective
Category:Mystery
Category:Russian Produced/Filmed