Participants of expedition found the unique weapon of an era of the Time of Troubles in Tula — a hatchet-chekan

The weapon of an era of the time of troubles, known as a hatchet-chekan, was revealed participants of expedition "Memory watch. The Tula boundary" in Tula. About it reports Federal state unitary enterprise RAMI "RIA Novosti", referring to the press service of the State memorial estate "Kulikovo field". Photo: State memorial estate "Kulikovo pole" by Solopov Roman Experts claim that the form found chekana arose in Southeast Europe and was widely adopted to Turkey, and also in territories of modern Serbia, Romania and Hungary. The weapon of a similar form was actively used by the suburban Cossacks, especially in the XVII century...