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Illustrations by Viskovatov
Russian Royal Guard, Rindi, 16th and 17th Century.
Рынды в XVI и XVII столетиях.
Russian Royal Guard, Rindi, 16th and 17th Century.
Lithograph 103 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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