Folk sword-makers still have the edge
Published: 06 April, 2008, 11:18
Craftsmen from the small town of Zlatoust in the Russian Urals are sceptical about modern technologys when it comes to weapon-making. They stick to old-fashioned methods, like the 19th-century technique of decorating their swords and sabres with elaborate
An exhibition of Zlatoust engraving is on at Moscow’s Tsaritsino museum until May 11.
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