Feb152024 Editorial “Duck test” or bulat steels, which are just steels, and common steels, which are bulat ones Vasiliy R. Novosyolov The sabre of Ibrahim Pasha, the Kaffa serasker, as a relic of the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1775) Sergey P. Orlenko, Vasiliy R. Novosyolov On ceremonial arms of Russian sovereigns’ pilgrimages in the last quarter of the 17th century Levan B. Dvalishvili From the history of Western Georgian filigree. Master Philippe “Philu” Dzadzamidze Kamil S. Khaidakov, Dmitry A. Sukhanov Chemical composition of blades as an attributing feature for bulat steels of the Indo-Persian region of the 17th-19th centuries Maksim I. Zvjagincev Reconstructing the system of sword wielding by French cuirassiers and dragoons, 1803-1815 Kamil S. Khaidakov Arms of the North Caucasus. A critical view on established theories – Historical Weapons Research Sergey V. Talantov Private orders for kindjal and shashka blades of the Kuban Cossack Host from Zlatoust arms factory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Download issue in Russian