Category Archives: Authors

Information about the author Sergey V. Talantov – private researcher in the field of Caucasian and Russian weapons of the late XVII – early XX centuries (Moscow, Russia). All of author’s articles 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…

Chubinsky A. N.

Information about the author Aleksandr N. Chubinsky – research associate of the Kremlin Armory of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, the curator of the collection of firearms and pole weapons (Moscow, Russia). All of author’s articles Saber Blades and Pole Arms with “Rolling Pearls” in the Collection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums On the Inventory of Boris Godunov’s Weapon Treasury. The year of 1588 of the Moscow Kremlin Museums The Barrel Department and the Kremlin Armoury. Military Arms Manufacture at the Moscow Velvet Yard in 1700–1707

Schindler O. V.

Information about the author Oleg V. Schindler – the student of the Institute for European, russian and Eurasian Studies and research associate of the Centre for European Studies of Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). Author of several works on Russian armor of the XVI century. Research interests: medieval armor, warfare in Russia in the XVI century, the history of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, the national historical myths of the Eastern Slavs (Ottawa, Canada). All of author’s articles Plated Chain Mails from Count Sheremetev’s Collection

Haidakov K.

Information about the author All of author’s articles Review of the article «Typology of Shamshir sword hilt»

Gorbunov V. V.

Information about the author Vadim V. Gorbunov – D.Sc., Proff., Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia) All of author’s articles Long blade weapon of Turkic cavalry

Zavorotko I. D.

Information about the author Igor D. Zavorotko – private researcher in the field of the history of cutlery in Russia and USSR, collector, the author of the book “Russian knife: history, marks and attribution of products of craftsmens in Pavlov 1830-1940”, (Moscow, Russia) All of author’s articles On the Manufacturing of the Sabers and Swords in the Pavlovsk Steelworker’s District General orders and circulaires of the Ministry of War of the Russian Empire related to melee weapons (1843-1917)

Dobriden S.

Information about the author Dobriden Sergey – private researcher (Vladivostok, Russia) All of author’s articles Unique bronze dagger from Primorye (Far East) On the Problem of the “Amur Swords”

Toichkin D. V.

Information about the author Denis V. Toichkin – Ph.D., the Institute of History of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the author of 2 books on history of Cossack cold steel, 47 printed articles, a specialist in the late medieval and early modern history of Eastern European arms and armor (Kiev, Ukraine) All of author’s articles Two 18th Century Sabers of the Balkan Origin from the Collection of Poltava Regional Museum

Vetyukov V. A.

Information about the author Vladimir A. Vetukov – Ph.D. (St. Petersburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Traditional Bladed Weapons of Vietnam. The Problems of Terminology Two pair of the short ritual swords of Vietnam

Khorasani M. M.

Information about the author Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani – is a leading researcher in the area of historical arms and armor from Iran and Iranian military history, doctrines and strategies. He has published five books. Among these his book “Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period” and “Lexicon of Arms and Armor from Iran: A Study of Symbols and Terminology” have won the prestigious prize of “World Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran” granted by the Iranian Ministry of Culture. His sixth book “Persian Fire and Steel: Historical Firearms of Iran” is going to be published soon. He has published 151 print articles in different journals across the world, many of them are leading academic and military history journals (Frankfurt, German). All of author’s articles A Center of Gunmaking in Iran An annotated translation and description of an untitled Persian…

Kiziria V.

Information about the author Kiziria Vakhtang – M.A., consultant of GFM Studio LLC (production company), freelance consultant of the Arms and Armor department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY, USA) All of author’s articles Western Georgia Broadswords and Sabers with Sloping Hilt without a Crossguard and Their Place in the Evolution of Caucasus Weapons with Long Blade On the Possible Functionality of a Mingrelian Stabbing Dagger in the Light of Analysis of Documented Precedents of Dagger Fighting

Bakradze I.

Information about the author Bakradze Irakliy – Ph.D., Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia) All of author’s articles Western Georgia Broadswords and Sabers with Sloping Hilt without a Crossguard and Their Place in the Evolution of Caucasus Weapons with Long Blade

Anikin K. N.

Information about the author Konstantin N. Anikin – Head of Museum of history and archeology of Central Ural, Sverdlovsk Regional Museum (Yekaterinburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Mineral Surveyor V.F.Ludlov’s Small Sword

Ustyanov A.