Journal "Historical Weaponology"
 

http://historical-weapons.org/

"The journal “Historical Weaponology” is a non-commercial, enlightenment project for consolidation of researchers, expansion and strengthening of international scientific contacts. In general, the journal consists of materials related to production, existence, collection, exposition, restoration and research of historical weapons.
We hope the journal will be able to provide new opportunities for information exchange, setting of problems, revival of scientific relationships and will contribute to intensification of historical weaponry researches".

Now available for download issue #1 in Russian and some articles in English:
"To cut or to stab? The use of the kinjal among Caucasian people in the 19th century"
"Swords and sabers with the sloping hilt without a crossguard of western Georgia and their place in the evolution of the Caucasus blade weapons"
"“Southern” and “Northern” bows in the “Hunting weapons” collection of The State Darwin Museum"

"The use of Indian terms to identify Indian weapons" will be available very soon.

Some very interesting topics described here in this index!!!
Most interesting to see the very goals I had always considered to be those of our venues here being formally emplaced in a journal.

The swords and sabres with canted hilts are an intriguing subject of Caucasian arms, mostly pertaining to the Tatar 'ordynka' sabre and the pallasch with skirted scabbard typically attributed to Mingrelian origin.

The 'cut or stab' topic brings to mind the reference to this (I cannot recall offhand the quote) in "Sabres of Paradise" by Leslie Branch.

The Indian arms terminology in classification promises to be profoundly interesting!!! as discussions on the 'name game' have always brought most 'exciting' results around here. A rose by any other name etc etc might have worked for Shakespeare.......but then he never had to classify Indian weapons!!!! :)

Mercenary thank you!

Article - "To cut or to stab? The use of the kinjal among Caucasian people in the 19th century" - very interesting. Thanks for the information!

Yes. This is an article of one of the best experts on the peoples of the Caucasus of the Russian museum of Ethnography. In the articles a lot of historical samples of using the kinjals. This is one of my favorite articles on the weaponology at all.

It has been brought to our attention that this site is offering articles for sale. The thread has therefore been transferred to the Swap Forum.

Ian

Thanks a lot. It may be more correct. Exception that "the site not offer articles for sale", but provide access like any other resources ))

"On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types" is available now.

The first of issue #2 will be available for download in English (for two months):
"The Question of the Relevance of the Term “Karud”"
"Vietnamese cold steel weapons of the 19-th – first half of the 20-th century. The attribution problems"

In two weeks will be available the following articles in English:
1. Barczewski S. Vietnamese bladed melee weapon of 19th - first half 20th century. The problems of attribution.
2. Vetukov V. Traditional bladed weapons of Vietnam. The problems of terminology.
3. Gorbunov V. Long blade weapon of Turkic cavalry.
4. Kurochkin A. On the question of jamdhar-dagger emergence in the weapons complex of the Mughals.
5. Toichkin D. Two swords of the Balkan origin of the 18th century from the collection of the Poltava regional Museum.
6. Khorasani M., Shafeian H. Ewaz: A Center of Gunmaking in Iran.

Done