Blade weapons of the Permien Ural
This article addresses the scantily explored topic - the archaeological finds of the Permian blade weapons in the area where Eastern European Plain and Ural Mountains meet. For the first time this work generalizes significant archaeological and museums' material dated back to the VIII-XV centuries, including the recent finds not yet interpreted by scholars.мComprehensive analyses of the materials enabled the author to present detailed typological and chronological characteristics of the certain types and categories of blade weapons and made it possible to trace back the weapons evolution. Article additionally analyses the role of sabre (cavalry sword) in local burial rituals