Volodymyr Hucul European Medieval Fighting Manuals as Sources for Weaponry Studies. Research directions of weaponry studies. • 1. Encyclopedic line ( beginning of XIX c. – mid. XX c.). • 2. Typological line ( since 1919 till recent times). • 3. Experimental, functional line (since end of XIX c. till recent times). Tower Fechtbuch I.33 from Royal Armouries in Leeds Tower Fechtbuch, page 57a Radzivillian Chronicle (Radziviliwskaja Letopis), the end of XV century, page 224 b Fiore dei Liberi’s Flos Duellatorum (1410) Fiore dei Liberi’s Flos Duellatorum Carta 30 A1 Fiore dei Liberi’s Flos Duellatorum Carta 22 A1 Fiore dei Liberi’s Flos Duellatorum Carta 27 B1 Talhoffer’s Fechtbuch anno 1467 Talhoffer’s Fechtbuch anno 1467 Plate 100 Talhoffer’s Fechtbuch anno 1467 Plate 143 Talhoffer’s Fechtbuch anno 1467 Plate 63