Konchar

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Konchar

 

(from Turkic), an old Russian and Oriental thrust weapon (a sword) with a long, thin three- or four-edged blade (up to 1.5 m) to strike the enemy through chain armor. It was used from the 14th to the 16th century.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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2009; Konchar and Sanvido 1998; Ndekugri and Turner 1994; Songer and Molenaar 1996, 1997; United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 2006; Water Design-Build Council 2009).
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