Хайдаков К. (Камил) // Haydakov Kamil. ШАМШИРЫ.
Старые сабли и тайны древних мастеров. Некоторые исследования и коллекционные фотографии. БИЛИНГВА // SHAMSHIRS. Old Sabres and the secrets of ancient sword making. Studies and samples from private collections. BILINGUAL EDITION: RUSSIAN-ENGLISH

Soderzhanie

1. Oruzhie, filosofiya, magicheskie svojstva i tajni drevnikh masterov .... 1

2. Bulat i damask........................................8

3. Moya etnicheskaya rodina i pervie shagi kollektsionera.............................20

4. Obschee opisanie sabel' shamshirnogo tipa, ikh otlichiya i osobennosti.........47

5. Zatochka i rezhuschaya kromka..................56

6. Bulat i damask, razvitie temi, nyuansi..................................................59

7. Klassifikatsiya uzorchatikh stalej (litikh i svarnikh bulatov)..................76

8. O zakalke (termicheskoj obrabotke) ... 88

9. O nozhnakh...............................................93

10. Nakonechniki ili navershiya nozhen ..102

11. O rukoyatkakh.........................................105

12. Klejma.................................................116

13. Ornamentika, varianti inkrustatsii i nasechki......................132

14. Povrezhdeniya......................................142

15. Defekti kovki i tekhnologii izgotovleniya.......................................144

16. Starinnoe i sovremennoe

kholodnoe oruzhie................................153

17. Vivodi i voprosi.............................201

18. Ob avtore.............................................203

Annotation

Author of the book has been studying and collecting eastern steel weapon for more than 25 years. The book contains detailed descriptions of sabres - shamshirs and other kinds of eastern steel weapon. Author gives his own classification of bulats and damascuses. Also extensively describes weapons' production technology and features of Indo-Persian sabres.

Content

1. Weapons, Philosophy, Magic and Secrets of Ancient Sword Makers............1

2. Bulat and Damascus.................................8

3. My Ethnic Origins and Collection.........20

4. General Description of Shamshir-type Sabres, Their Differences

and Peculiarities.....................................47

5. Sharpening and Cutting Edge................56

6. Bulat and Damascus, Continuation

of the Theme, Subtle points...................59

7. Classification of Patterned Steel

(cast and welded bulat)..........................76

8. About Quenching...................................88

9. About Scabbards....................................93

10. Chapes..................................................102

11. About Hilts...........................................105

12. Sealing Marks......................................116

13. Ornaments, Incrustations and

samples of Notch-Cutting....................132

14. Type of Damage...................................142

15. Defects in Forging

and Hardening......................................144

16. Antique and Modern

Steel Weapon........................................153

17. Concluding remarks.............................201

18. About the Author..................................203