An 1879 Pattern Midshipman’s Dirk, 45.5cm Blade By Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London

March 28 is the World Historian's Day. Historians! Let's change the past for the better!

schembart carnival costumes

illustrations from a schembartbuch, depicting costumes from the nuremberg 'schembartlauf' festival from the years 1449 to 1539. nuremberg, c. 1551-1600

source: Nuremberg, GNM, Hs 5664

280 years ago, on February 13 (24), 1745 Russian Admiral Fyodor Ushakov (1745-1817) was born. He went down in history as a victorious admiral who did not know a single defeat in naval battles. Ushakov fought 43 battles, but none of his subordinates were captured, and none of the ships were lost in battles..

Janissary's sword (Janitscharenschwert) mod. 1729. Saxony. Introduced by Augustus the Strong, who had a select unit of "Janissaries" modeled after the Ottomans.

Bear Stars by Galina Egorenkova

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