SYSTEMATIZATION OF THE COLLECTION OF COLD STEEL IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ALTAI REPUBLIC NAMED AFTER A.V. ANOKHIN

Abstract

The article for the first time analyzes and scientifically describes the collection of cold steel in the National Museum of the Altai Republic named after A.V. Anokhin. The research was carried out using the methods of reputable Russian historians and archaeologists, art historians, ethnographers, and weapons scientists. The need to study the collection is dictated by the increased public interest in the history of the development of military affairs. According to the results of the study, the labeling of weapons in the stationary exposition was updated, a series of temporary exhibitions using weapons collections at the National Museum named after A.V. Anokhin was prepared. The authors express the hope that the work will arouse great interest among both specialists studying the history of the development of military affairs, armament of the peoples of Siberia, collectors, and a wide range of amateurs interested in the history of weapons.