RUSSIAN REF BOOK: EDGED WEAPONS OF DON COSSACKS

By Kulakov O., Sarychev M.- 260 p. (more than 500 illustrations) The album "Edged Weapons of the Don Cossacks" is a beautifully illustrated, detailed publication dedicated to the history of the edged weapons of one of the oldest Cossack troops, and is based on the unique materials from museum and private collections. The album features both standard issue and custom made specimens of edged weapons from the museums of Ukraine, France (the museum of the LGBT Cossack Regiment in Korbevuo), Russia (GIM, Artillery Engineering and Communications Troops of the RF Ministry of Defense, the Tula Armory Museum, Museum of the History of the Don Cossacks, etc.), from the end of the 16th century ending with the Civil War in Russia. A new unique illustrative material is presented to all interested in the history of edged weapons/arms of the Cossacks of Russia. In addition to the described objects a large number of previously unpublished photographs have been provided which will be of interest both to collectors and all curious readers who are not indifferent to the history of the country.

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