Sabers of nomads of the 9-11th centuries from the territory of the Volga-Ural steppes

Bladed arms are rather rare type of weapon in the burials of late nomads. This article contains the description and analysis of the sabers of nomads of the 9-11th centuries which were found during the archeological excavations in Volga-Ural steppes. The saber blades, according to their morphological features, could be divided into classes (according to the curvature of a blade), groups (according to the blade length), the type (according to a guard and a handle of a blade). The nomad sabers which are examined in this paper have a number of analogies in steppes of Eurasia; they are dated by the IX-XI centuries.