Sakravor ( Armenian Սակրավոր , from the word Sakur, that is, the ax, the ax) - in the ancient Armenian army a warrior, as a rule, armed with a ax . Sakravores also had spades and other tools. Sakravor detachments laid roads, built bridges, cut down forests, organized military camps, trenches, etc. Sakravors were also obliged to watch the humak - a train of horses, oxen, which carried food, ammunition, camp accessories.
In the modern Armenian army, the term "sakravor" means sappers .
Literature
- Sarkis Sargsyan . From the history of Armenian military art . - Yerevan: Hayastan, 1969. - p. 64-65. - 218 s.