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ariel · 24th November 2006, 05:24 PM

The only specific source I know is a small booklet by Anton Wlodzimirski "History of cold steel in the Ukraine", Donetsk 1996.
According to him, there was never a specific Ukrainian style: cossacks used " ... Polish, Hungarian, Turkish and Caucasian sabers. Later, Russian sabers of 18-19th centuries became widespread , such as the light cavalry pattern 1809"
Wojciech Zablocki, in his book " Ciecia prawdziwa szabla" , Warszawa 1989, discusses Polish sabers Type III and labels one of them (shown below, the Right-most one) as " Kozacka". This is also unlikely to be specific, however, in view of the irregular nature of the Cossack troops.
In the famous picture by Repin " Zaporozhians write a letter to Turkish Sultan" one can see a variety of sabers, especially Kilij and shamshir-type.
http://www.allartclassic.com/subj_pi...EI001&forder=1
Even taking into account the late 19th century date of the picture and the usual "artistic license" with the props, this likely reflects the reality.

24th November 2006, 05:24 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The only specific source I know is a small booklet by Anton Wlodzimirski "History of cold steel in the Ukraine", Donetsk 1996. According to him, there was never a specific Ukrainian style: cossacks used " ... Polish, Hungarian, Turkish and Caucasian sabers. Later, Russian sabers of 18-19th centuries became widespread , such as the light cavalry pattern 1809" Wojciech Zablocki, in his book " Ciecia prawdziwa szabla" , Warszawa 1989, discusses Polish sabers Type III and labels one of them (shown below, the Right-most one) as " Kozacka". This is also unlikely to be specific, however, in view of the irregular nature of the Cossack troops. In the famous picture by Repin " Zaporozhians write a letter to Turkish Sultan" one can see a variety of sabers, especially Kilij and shamshir-type. http://www.allartclassic.com/subj_pi...EI001&forder=1 Even taking into account the late 19th century date of the picture and the usual "artistic license" with the props, this likely reflects the reality. Attached Images Last edited by ariel; 24th November 2006 at 05:35 PM.