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Illustrations by Viskovatov
Warrior in a short Yushman (armour of combined mail and plates) and Misyurka (skull cap with mail veil, a type of reinforced coif)


РАТНИКЪ ВЪ ЮШМАНЂ И ВЪ МИСЮРКЂ

Russian armament from the 14th century until the second half of the 17th century.
Warrior in a short Yushman (armour of combined mail and plates) and Misyurka (skull cap with mail veil, a type of reinforced coif)
Lithograph 097 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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