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Illustrations by Viskovatov
Warriors in Yushman (armour of combined mail and plates) and Shishak ( conical helmet with a knob on top).


РАТНИКИ ВЪ ЮШМАНАХЪ И ВБ ШИШАКАХЪ

Russian armament from the 14th century until the second half of the 17th century.
Warriors in Yushman (armour of combined mail and plates) and Shishak ( conical helmet with a knob on top).
Lithograph 096 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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