Ash (Pepel)

Ash (Pepel) is a Russian 2013 TV series. In 1938 a Red Army Capt. Igor Anatolyevich Petrov (Vladimir Mashkov) finds himself under the threat of arrest. While riding a train, he is accidentally involved in the criminal shootout and finds it a chance to change his identity, taking the documents from wounded criminal Arseniy Nikolaevich Skvortsov aka Senya-Pepel ("Ash") (Yevgeny Mironov) and leaving the latter with Petrov's papers. Both men have to start their lives completely anew. During the following ten years, one will become a brave commander and war hero, and the other - a ruthless gang leader. But one day they will have to meet again...
Note: since each of the main characters participates in the plot under two names, their names are used within quotation marks ("Petrov" and "Pepel") when it comes to fake identities.
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= Revolvers =
== Nagant M1895 ==
Nagant M1895 revolvers are seen in hands of NKVD personnel and criminals. Revolvers that are identified as rubber- or blank-firing versions of Nagant are listed in separate entries below.
== Nagant M1895 "Naganych" R-1 ==
During the robbery of jewelry workshop, seasoned criminal Vitya-Garderob ("Wardrobe") (Andrey Smolyakov) uses a "Naganych" R-1, gas- and rubber-firing revolver based on Nagant M1895 (the name "Naganych" is modeled after the patronymic of the Russian language in the meaning "Son of Nagant"). This civilian version, converted from live Nagant revolvers, can be identified by a distinctive round hole in the frame between the barrel and the cylinder.
== Nagant M1895 "Blef" ==
During the crucial encounter in the train in the first episode when two main characters exchange their identities, criminal safecracker Arseniy Skvortsov aka Senya-Pepel (Yevgeny Mironov) uses a "Blef" (VPO-503 "Nagan-S"), blank-firing version of Nagant M1895. When he is wounded, Capt. Igor Petrov (Vladimir Mashkov) takes the revolver. "Blef" is identified by a horisontal groove on the frame below the front part of the cylinder.
= Pistols =
== TT-33 ==
Criminals and Militsia (police) personnel widely use TT-33 pistols. Both pre- and post-1947 versions are seen.
== Walther P38 ==
Crime boss Shults (Romuald Makarenko) is armed with Walther P38 during the attack on the gold mine.
== Browning Hi-Power ==
One of the criminals, attacking the gold mine, is armed with a Browning Hi-Power.
== M1911-style pistol ==
In a wartime scene a German officer in charge of the firing squad holds a pistol that resembles some version of Colt M1911. The pistol is seen in distance and briefly, and the positive identification is impossible.
= Submachine Guns =
== PPSh-41 ==
PPSh-41 with both drum and stick magazines are widely used in the scenes set during and after the war. They are notably used by "Captain Petrov" (Yevgeny Mironov), "Pepel" (Vladimir Mashkov), his companion Diego the Catalan (Aleksandr Dyachenko), and Special Department officer Maj. Sergey Leonidovich Yeryomenko (Sergey Chonishvili).
== PPS-43 ==
Several criminals are armed with PPS-43 submachine guns in wartime episodes, when "Pepel"'s gang became partisans, and during the shootout of the gold mine in the post-war episode.
== MP38 ==
An MP38 is seen in hands of a German soldier.
== MP40 ==
German soldiers and "Pepel"'s criminals-partisans use MP40s.
== Denix MP40 ==
At least one of the MP40s of German soldiers turns out to be a Denix non-firing replica.
= Assault Rifles =
== Sturmgewehr 44 ==
After the ambush on a German car on the forest road, one of "Pepel"'s men (Farkhad Makhmudov) picks up a Sturmgewehr 44.
= Rifles =
== SVT-40 ==
One of "Pepel"'s men (Aleksandr Makovskiy) uses an SVT-40 in several scenes.
== SKS ==
One of "Pepel"'s men (Aleksandr Lazarev (III)) carries an anachronistic SKS in a wartime episode.
== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 ==
Soviet soldiers, NKVD prison guards and "Pepel"'s men use Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
== Mosin Nagant M1891 ==
Several Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles are seen in the armoury in "Colonel Petrov"'s unit barracks.
== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle ==
"Pepel"'s gang posesses several Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifles (most likely a single prop is reused).
== Karabiner 98k ==
In one episode German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
== Mauser Gewehr 1898 ==
One of the German soldiers carries a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle.
= Machine Guns =
== Degtyaryov DP-27 ==
"Pepel"'s gang uses two DP-27 machine guns during the shootout on the gold mine.
== Degtyaryov DT ==
Two Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted in a BA-6 armoured car. The BA-6 is a modern replica (see Trivia section) but one of the machine guns is a genuine and even firing weapon.
== MG 34 ==
MG 34 machine guns are seen in several wartime scenes.
= Other Weapons =
== F-1 Hand Grenade ==
F-1 hand grenades are seen during the shootout on the gold mine.
== 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 ==
In a wartime episode a 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun is seen on the battlefield. A Pak 35/36 is also seen in the location of "Colonel Petrov"'s unit in the episode, set in 1948.
= Trivia =
== BA-6 Armoured Car ==
In one episode, set after the war, a BA-6 armoured car of "Petrov"'s unit is used to transport gold and is ambushed by "Pepel"'s gang. The BA-6 is a modern replica, but it is armed with at least one genuine DT machine gun.
== English Poster ==
Category:Television
Category:Crime
Category:Drama
Category:War
Category:Russian Produced/Filmed