Information about the author Aleksey Y. Kurochkin – Deputy Editor-in-Chief of WHJ (Moscow, Russia) All of author's articles On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types On the Question of Jamdhar Dagger Emergence in the Weapons Complex of the Mughals The Weaponry Complex of Indian Warrior-ascetics Studying of Persian and Indian Miniature as Primary Source for Weapon History Research (methodological aspects) Review: Robert Elgood. Rajput Arms & Armour: The Rathores & Their Armoury at Jodhpur Fort. Mehrangarh Museum Trust, 2017 An Attempt of Hermeneutic Approach to Solve a Problem, Concerning the Interpretation of Indian Historical Weapons as Signs-Objects of Traditional Culture Review: Jean-Baptiste Clais. Imperial Mughal Ivory Priming Flasks. A First Catalogue