Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Use of Actual Vintage Arms as Props in Early Films

kronckew · 11th February 2023, 07:45 AM

Jim, there are a number of posts on the forum about the Khevsurli.

My favourite story there is that in WW1 They got finally the word that the Tsar was recruiting men for the war with Germany & Austria-Hungary, so they gathered in their hundreds, Mounted, chain mail on all, shields, lances, swords, etc. and marched to battle.

Only to find the pass out was snowed in and impassible from a set of particularly hard winters. By the time it cleared, the war was over.

11th February 2023, 07:45 AM	#29
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	Jim, there are a number of posts on the forum about the Khevsurli. My favourite story there is that in WW1 They got finally the word that the Tsar was recruiting men for the war with Germany & Austria-Hungary, so they gathered in their hundreds, Mounted, chain mail on all, shields, lances, swords, etc. and marched to battle. Only to find the pass out was snowed in and impassible from a set of particularly hard winters. By the time it cleared, the war was over. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 11th February 2023 at 08:43 AM.