Concerning orders of arms of Tula production for the Caucasian Line Cossack Host ranks in the 1840’s

Abstract

The question of Caucasian Cossacks’ possession of arms produced in Tula remained insufficiently studied for a long time. The article attempts to fill the existing gap. In this context, the author analyses a number of sources that allow to supplement and clarify previous ideas about the armament of Cossacks of the Caucasian Line Cossack Host. The article analyses the reasons that contributed to the spread of arms of Tula production in the Caucasus. The author’s research reveals documents containing information about orders from Tula merchants and arms manufacturers for cold and firearms for the ranks of the Caucasian Line Cossack Host and the 1st Sunzhenskiy Line Cossack Regiment in the 1840s. Of particular interest is the information on the manufacture and supply of shashkas and kindjals of Tula production.

Keywords

• tula
• arms of tula production
• caucasian cossacks
• the caucasus line cossack host
• the 1st sunzhenskiy line cossack regiment
• lyalin brothers
• tula merchants
• tula arms manufacturers
• caucasian arms
• shashka
• kindjal
• cossack rifle (1838 pattern)