Abstract: The article describes the Caucasian dagger “kama” in a sheath with an inscription on the mouthpiece. The author believes that the inscription points out to the owner of the dagger – a Kuban cossack Timophey Ksenofontovich Yashik, who was in the service at that time in Tiflis in 1902. This cossack himself and his…
Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani and Bede Dwyer Abstract: The present article provides a translated and annotated text of a Persian archery manuscript. This untitled manuscript on archery is kept in the Majlis Library (Library of Iranian Parliament; Ketābkhāne-ye Majles Irān) with the inventory number 149. It consists of 43 pages. The author of the archery manuscript…
Talantov S. Abstract: The article presents the kinjal made by a famous artisan of the first half of 19th Geurk Eliarov from Tiflis. The kinjals made by him are kept in The State Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg, Russia), State Historical Museum (Moscow, Russia), The Tsarskoye Selo Museum (Pushkin, Russia), The Dagestan Museum (Makhachkala, Dagestan), in…
Samgin S. Abstract: Despite the fact that the 1927 pattern Soviet shashka is the most often item of Russian long-bladed weapons in private collections, its history and characteristic features are still not studied well enough. Available information about the subject is scattered across multiple specialized printed sources and electronic resources. The main purpose of this…
Miloserdov D. Abstract: The article describes the Persian sabre “shamshir” dated by the end of 18th – the beginning of 20th. The author highlights the characteristic features of the “classic” shamshir: long blade curved substantially has a lenticular or flat cross-section, a simple hilt with an offset pommel and two lengthy quillons. The article shows…
Barczewski S., Vetukov V. Abstract: The authors provide a detailed description of two pairs of short swords still have no analogues in the Russian Museum and public private collections. The authors date the swords on the basis of the studies materials and other data, substantiate its ritual purpose and origin from North Vietnam. The beginning…
Chubinsky A. Abstract: The article describes the cold weapons which have been stored in the Kremlin Armory since 17th century and have a distinctive feature of their design: movable sounding items – “rolling pearls”. Besides their counterparts in the world collec- tions the blades equipped with “rolling pearls” in the collection of the Kremlin contains “sounding”…
Lenz E.
Abstract: Translated from: E. Lenz. Lucca und Siechelmarke. In: Zeitschrift für Historische Waffenkunde. VIII Band. ¾ Heft. Leipzig, 1918. S. 71-75. tr. Sergey Samgin.
Schindler O. Abstract: The article describes five plated mails from the private collection of count S.D.Sheremetiev. These five mails are remarkable examples of armor of Russia. Unfortunately the mails are now exhibited nowhere expo and not available for researchers. The article contains a detailed description of the design of the mails and the technical characteristics. Keywords: plated…
Talantov S. Abstract: The article demonstrates the history of the shashka which was presented to Alexander III by officers of the 13th Life Guards Grenadier Erivan regiment of the most August chief he was. The author managed to find the shashka and returned it to Russia. The article contains it’s description and identification. The shashka has…
Samgin S. Abstract: The article analyzes the works of Eduard Lenz who was the most famous historian of Russia in the field of historical weapons at the end of 19th – beginning of 20th centuries. The range of his interests was quite wide, from systematization and de- scription of the Russian collections of weapons to analysis…