SECTION 6

The Caucasian Cossack troops

In the earlier 19th century, cavalry and foot regiments of the Caucasian Linear and Black Sea Cossack troops, which had their settlements along the Caucasian line, played an important military and political role in the Caucasus. In 1860, based on the regiments of the Black Sea and the Caucasian Linear Cossack troops, the Kuban and the Terek Cossack Hosts were created, which were allocated new territories acquired during the Caucasian War. Part of the Kuban Cossack Host, plastun battalions are well known for their martial and tactical qualities, which terrified the enemy.

The thematic exhibition displays uniforms, equipment, and weapons of the Caucasian Cossacks of the 19th — early 20th century, rare prize-winning weapons, original photographs, and sculptures.
Officer's dagger of the black sea Cossack army, model 1840 with a scabbard
Saint-Petersburg. 1840s. From the collection of V. R. Mangutov
Dagger of the lower ranks of the black sea Cossack army in 1840, with a scabbard
The middle of the XIX century. Dagger: steel, bone. Scabbard: iron, wood, leather. From the collection of A. D. Gnedovsky
Сucasian сossack's sword of the Terek Cossack army
Zlatoust arms factory. 1880s. From the collection of Y. V. Makarov
Caucasian sword
The sample 1913, the city of Zlatoust. 1913-1917. From the collection of A. A. Ataev
The musical team of the 1st Ekaterinodar horse regiment of the Kuban Cossack army
The beginning of the XX century. From the collection of A.V. Kosarev
Award watch of St. George cavalier Ilya Tsygulov from the Terek Cossack army in memory of the war with Japan 1904-1905
1905. From the collection of A.V. Kosarev