The book of staff captain V. Fedorov "Cold weapons" 1905, reprint

The unique book of the famous Russian designer-gunsmith Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedorov (1874-1966) contains an overview of all types and types of edged weapons used in Russia and Europe in the late XVIII — early XX centuries. Conducting research in the field of the history of weapons, Vladimir Grigorievich in his book examines the positive and negative sides of various designs of cold weapons. Working in Having access to the richest collections and archives of the Artillery Museum (St. Petersburg), Fedorov created this classic work in 1905. The book describes in detail both offensive weapons that were in service with cavalry (sabers, sabers, swords, broadswords, pikes), artillery (cleavers, sabers), infantry (cleavers, bayonets), and defensive (helmets, cuirasses, various shields). The author's drawings and drawings of the 1905 edition are supplemented with color photographs of samples of cold weapons, works of classical battle painting. The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in the history of weapons.