Ceremonial weapons.140
Iconography.142
3. THE XVI CENTURY.147
Weapons in the West.147
Helmet.148
Armour .150
Shield.155
Side-arms .156
Fire-arms .160
Artillery.167
Iconography .169
Weapons in the East.172
Turkey.172
Hungary.175
Muscovy.177
Poland.180
Sources .181
Weapons.189
Hussar armament.189
“Bekhter” armour.190
Sabre and estoc.191
Saddle, stirrups and spurs .... 191
Royal arms and armour: Sigismund I,
Sigismund Augustus, Henry Valois,
Stephen Batory.192
“Batorian” and “Sigismund” sabres . 199
Arms from the Crown Treasury . . 200
Hetmans’ weapons.200
The guns of Lvov .201
Radziwiłłs’ weapons.201
Iconography.203
4. ThE XVII AND XVIII CENTURIES .... 213
Weapons in the West .213
Helmet.215
Armour .216
Side-arms .217
Sword.217
Rapier.218
Small-sword .221
Estoc, sabre and pallash .222
Falchion and cutlass.223
Dagger and stiletto .223
Pole-arms .224
Fire-arms .225
France.227
Germany.228
Italy.230
Other European countries.230
Notes on artillery.230
Iconography .231
Weapons in the East.232
Turkey.233
Persia.239
Caucasus.242
Russia.243
Poland.246
Sources .251
Weapons.263
Hussar zischagge .264
Classical hussar armour.265
“Bastard” armour.267
Hussar wings.268
“Karacena” armour .268
Hussar lance.270
Hussar sabre.271
Estoc .272
“Missiourka” helmet and shirt of mail 273
Arm-guards.274
“Kalkan” shield.274
Bow, bow case and quiver.275
Variants of Polish sabre: karabela and
the sabre related with karabela . . 275
Pallash, small-sword, falchion and
hunting-sword.280
Pole-arms and staff-arms.281
“Buzdygan” mace, “buława” baton,
“piernatch” baton, baton of military
leader western style, hetman’s sign 282
Eąuestrian eąuipment.284
Fire-arms .286
Accoutrement for fire-arms .... 288
Artillery.288
Polish janissaries’ weapons .... 289
Royał arms and armour.290
' Hetmans’ weapons.292
Iconography .293
Afterword to the second edition ... 298
Indices.299
CONTENTS IN ENGLISH.320
List of plates in English.322
List of plates in Polish.329
Album of illustrations.337
Iconography.142
3. THE XVI CENTURY.147
Weapons in the West.147
Helmet.148
Armour .150
Shield.155
Side-arms .156
Fire-arms .160
Artillery.167
Iconography .169
Weapons in the East.172
Turkey.172
Hungary.175
Muscovy.177
Poland.180
Sources .181
Weapons.189
Hussar armament.189
“Bekhter” armour.190
Sabre and estoc.191
Saddle, stirrups and spurs .... 191
Royal arms and armour: Sigismund I,
Sigismund Augustus, Henry Valois,
Stephen Batory.192
“Batorian” and “Sigismund” sabres . 199
Arms from the Crown Treasury . . 200
Hetmans’ weapons.200
The guns of Lvov .201
Radziwiłłs’ weapons.201
Iconography.203
4. ThE XVII AND XVIII CENTURIES .... 213
Weapons in the West .213
Helmet.215
Armour .216
Side-arms .217
Sword.217
Rapier.218
Small-sword .221
Estoc, sabre and pallash .222
Falchion and cutlass.223
Dagger and stiletto .223
Pole-arms .224
Fire-arms .225
France.227
Germany.228
Italy.230
Other European countries.230
Notes on artillery.230
Iconography .231
Weapons in the East.232
Turkey.233
Persia.239
Caucasus.242
Russia.243
Poland.246
Sources .251
Weapons.263
Hussar zischagge .264
Classical hussar armour.265
“Bastard” armour.267
Hussar wings.268
“Karacena” armour .268
Hussar lance.270
Hussar sabre.271
Estoc .272
“Missiourka” helmet and shirt of mail 273
Arm-guards.274
“Kalkan” shield.274
Bow, bow case and quiver.275
Variants of Polish sabre: karabela and
the sabre related with karabela . . 275
Pallash, small-sword, falchion and
hunting-sword.280
Pole-arms and staff-arms.281
“Buzdygan” mace, “buława” baton,
“piernatch” baton, baton of military
leader western style, hetman’s sign 282
Eąuestrian eąuipment.284
Fire-arms .286
Accoutrement for fire-arms .... 288
Artillery.288
Polish janissaries’ weapons .... 289
Royał arms and armour.290
' Hetmans’ weapons.292
Iconography .293
Afterword to the second edition ... 298
Indices.299
CONTENTS IN ENGLISH.320
List of plates in English.322
List of plates in Polish.329
Album of illustrations.337