rogatye avtomaty

[Henry Whyte]

Well, how about "spiky"? Just a modest suggestion.

HTH
Henry Whyte

Inna Caron wrote:
> Could mean one of two things. Either (most likely) Grossman refers to
> Schmeissers, which is what Elena's Dad described as well, or to MG-42.
> Both were common German assault weapons, and both are featured in the
> Soviet movies about the WWII.
> 
> The Schmaisser differed from the Russian PPSh because 1) it had a pistol
> grip, and 2) the magazine was not round, like the PPSh's drum, but a
> vertical clip (as Elena's Dad said, "rozhok"). Because of those two
> parts German submachine guns looked distinctly different from Soviet
> ones, and also could easily be perceived as "horned."
> 
> If, by chance, the Germans were carrying MG-42s, those were heavier
> machine guns with non-removable bipods. Those, too, could be perceived
> as horns, although in that case, I think, "forked" sounds pretty
> accurate!
> 
> Inna Caron
> OSU
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:23 AM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Translation problem in Vasily Grossman's story 'In
> Kislovodsk'
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> It is 1942.  The hero of this story is a prestigious doctor, the senior
> doctor in a top Kislovodsk sanatorium.  The town has just been occupied
> by
> the Germans.
> 
> Лица немецких солдат, их боевые рогатые автоматы, шлемы со свастикой
> казались омерзительными, невыносимыми....
> Litsa nemetskikh soldat, ikh boevye rogatye avtomaty... kazalis'
> omerzitel'nymi, nevynosimymi
> 
> Can anyone help me with 'rogatye'?  I translated it as 'forked'; my
> editor
> has just asked, 'what does this mean here?' - and I can only say that I
> have
> no idea.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Robert
> 
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