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Illustrations by Viskovatov
Warrior in Yushman (armour of combined mail and plates), Shishak (conical helmet with knob at top) with ventail and Yalovetsa (pennant on helmet); armed with Kop'ya (spear) and Sabel (sabre).


РАТНИКЪ ВЪ БАХТЕРЦЂ И ВЪ ШИШАКЂ СЪ ЕЛОВЦЕМЪ

Russian armament from the 14th century until the second half of the 17th century.
Warrior in Yushman (armour of combined mail and plates), Shishak (conical helmet with knob at top) with ventail and Yalovetsa (pennant on helmet); armed with Kop'ya (spear) and Sabel (sabre).
Lithograph 093 in "Historical description of the clothes and weapons of Russian troops" by Viskovatov, 2nd edition published in 1899.

Aleksandr Vasil’evich Viskovatov, Born April 22, 1804; died February 27, 1858, in St. Petersburg. Russian military historian. Viskovatov’s most important work, A Historical Description of the Uniform and Weapons of Russian Troops (vols. 1-30, 1841-62; 2nd ed., vols. 1-34, 1899-1948), is based on an enormous amount of archival material.
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