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Illustrations by Viskovatov
Streltsy officer with halberd in 1678
Жилец в 1674 году
Streltsy officer with halberd in 1678
Lithograph 104 in "Historical description of the clothes and weapons of Russian troops" by Viskovatov, 2nd edition published in 1899.
Aleksandr Vasil’evich Viskovatov, Born April 22, 1804; died February 27, 1858, in St. Petersburg. Russian military historian. Viskovatov’s most important work, A Historical Description of the Uniform and Weapons of Russian Troops (vols. 1-30, 1841-62; 2nd ed., vols. 1-34, 1899-1948), is based on an enormous amount of archival material.
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