Annin Arms, the name of the Russian award weapon (sword, sabre, cortex) with attached to it (since 1797) the Order of St. Anna of the third degree. With the addition of the fourth degree of the order in 1815, its badge began to be attached to the top of the sword ephesus and to the handle of the cortex.
This dagger was made in the famous city of Solingen by Karl Eickhorn around 1933-1934. The handle is made of white plastic, with transverse grooves that are twisted with gilded twisted wire. The handle head is made of handmade gilded brass in the form of a rope knot. The cross-bar is made with relief ornaments …
Swords and dirks on the island of Formosa After China ceded the island of Formosa (present-day Taiwan) to Japan in 1895, the Governor-General of Formosa was established to administer the territory, with a corresponding bureaucracy headed by a governor-general. The distinctive feature of this office was the “double triangle” emblem, which is primarily present on …
The mission of ground troops is to “close in on the enemy and destroy him”. Throughout history, edged weapons have been the primary tool for accomplishing this mission. With the advent of muskets and rifles in warfare, soldiers quickly discovered the advantage of attaching a cold weapon, the bayonet, to these firearms. Today, bayonets and …
I greet all users, as everyone knows now we have a war in Ukraine, a very difficult time, there was no time to write something. But I will try not to abandon the site about Antique Weapons, as for me and many collectors, a new find or study of ancient weapons, raises the mood. Also …
Lanyards to the Anninsky Award Weapon with the inscription "For Bravery"
Annin Arms, the name of the Russian award weapon (sword, sabre, cortex) with attached to it (since 1797) the Order of St. Anna of the third degree. With the addition of the fourth degree of the order in 1815, its badge began to be attached to the top of the sword ephesus and to the handle of the cortex.
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This dagger was made in the famous city of Solingen by Karl Eickhorn around 1933-1934. The handle is made of white plastic, with transverse grooves that are twisted with gilded twisted wire. The handle head is made of handmade gilded brass in the form of a rope knot. The cross-bar is made with relief ornaments …
Swords and dirks on the island of Formosa
Swords and dirks on the island of Formosa After China ceded the island of Formosa (present-day Taiwan) to Japan in 1895, the Governor-General of Formosa was established to administer the territory, with a corresponding bureaucracy headed by a governor-general. The distinctive feature of this office was the “double triangle” emblem, which is primarily present on …
Bayonets of the Third Reich.
The mission of ground troops is to “close in on the enemy and destroy him”. Throughout history, edged weapons have been the primary tool for accomplishing this mission. With the advent of muskets and rifles in warfare, soldiers quickly discovered the advantage of attaching a cold weapon, the bayonet, to these firearms. Today, bayonets and …
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I greet all users, as everyone knows now we have a war in Ukraine, a very difficult time, there was no time to write something. But I will try not to abandon the site about Antique Weapons, as for me and many collectors, a new find or study of ancient weapons, raises the mood. Also …