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Illustrations by Viskovatov
Warriors in Teghily (quilted padded armour) and Shapka zhel'eznaya (caps of iron).
Ратники в тегиляях и шапках железных.
Warriors in Teghily (quilted padded armour) and Shapka zhel'eznaya (caps of iron).
Lithograph 092 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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