Talantov S. V.

Sergey V. Talantov – private researcher in the field of Caucasian and Russian weapons of the late XVII – early XX centuries (Moscow, Russia).

• Dragoon Office Cavalry Sword – the Golden Weapon of Emperor Alexander III
• A Dismountable Dagger by Geurk Eliarov from Tiflis
• On the Dagger belonged to Timothy Jaschik, the Bodyguard Cossack in the Emperor Nikolas II and the Empress Maria Fjodorovna Service
  
• French-language Marks of Blade Smiths from Kazi-Kumukh (Dagestan) in the 19th Century
• Kabardian Craftsmen in the XVIII Century: Production and Decoration of Arms
• Arms Production in Adjaro-Gurian region in the end of 18th – early 20th Century‎
• On blades of daggers and shashkas used by the Terek Cossack Host in the late 19th to early 20th centuries
• Private orders for kindjal and shashka blades of the Kuban Cossack Host from Zlatoust arms factory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries