A large number of "decorated weapons" was made in 1824 - by the arrival in Zlatoust of Alexander I. Twelve artworks - swords and swords - were brought to the Russian tsar. Some of them were decorated with extremely complex drawings, filled with gilding. There was Napoleon's flight from Moscow, and the transition of Russian troops through the Berezina, and several battles of the Patriotic War of 1812. And on one of the sabers, there was a meeting of Alexander I in Zlatoust with the inscription: "To the Emperor happy Zlatoust".
In the first half of the XIX century, the Zlatoust arms factory worked a lot for industrial exhibitions. Thus, at the First Industrial Exhibition in St. Petersburg in 1829, products from Zlatoust were recognized as one of the best exhibits. It featured an ivory sword in the sheath; a sabre decorated with stones on the blade of "peace at Erivani"; a sabre with the battle of Varna and another sabre, on one side of which was presented the entrance of Russian troops to Paris, and on the other - the battle of Farshampanuaz.
As mentioned above, the young Russian students not only quickly mastered the practice of foreign masters but also creatively accepted the skills they had been given. Among those who specialized in the manufacture of "decorated weapons" were the Bushuev brothers. They came from the family of a painter and draughtsman of the local ironworks. The younger brother, Efim, is known as a talented painter. The name of his elder brother, Ivan Nikolaevich Bushuyev, is associated with the creation of perhaps the most remarkable works of arms. Ivan Bushuyev was listed in the payrolls on the blade department, but he owned two specialties - was a master of forging blades and at the same time an artist. His first products have not survived (or have not yet been identified), and the first signed by him refer to 1823.
From the artistic point of view, from the early works of I. Bushuyev, a hunting knife is very interesting. On both sides of the blade, on the blued and etched background, there is a gold ornament with the image of hunting scenes. In the center of the first plot is a wild boar chased by dogs, one of which is already grabbing it by the face and the other rushes behind it. Ahead of him, a hunter on foot pierces a wild boar with a horn and behind him a horse hunter with a bare knife.
On the other side of the blade is a bear hunt. In the center of the plot, there is a bear that rises on its hind legs. The dogs are tearing him up - one has clung to the bear's chest, the other to his back, the third grabbing his leg. The hunter pierces the front of the bear with a horn, and the other one, trumpeting into the horn, fits from behind with the same horn.
Both of these plots are simply magnificent: soft thick gilding expressively simulates the shape of people, perfectly-identified their muscles, as well as rapid and yet rhythmic movements.
In 1827, Ivan Bushuyev, together with other masters, made the so-called "Technical Cabinet" present it as a gift to the heir to the throne. The "Technical Cabinet" was a collection of cold steel weapons at various stages of the manufacturing process, from the simple bladder to the finished piece, with the corresponding drawings. As the best master-artist, Ivan Bushuyev was seconded (together with another master D. Wolferts) to St. Petersburg to accompany the "Technical Cabinet" there and in case there is a need to add and correct the artistic finishing. In October 1827, the "Cabinet" was presented to the Russian Emperor and heir to the throne, who was very pleased with the work of Zlatoust masters and gave him a brilliant assessment - "as to the technical purpose, and for the perfection of finishing, clarity and accuracy of things.
All those who were directly involved in the production of the "Technical Cabinet" were presented for the award. Director of the arms factory Olivier, Unterschitmaster I. Bushuev and gunsmith D. Wolferts received diamond rings, and the rest of the masters were awarded 600 rubles by distributing this money at the "discretion of the director.
Contemporaries said about Ivan Bushuyev: "Bushuyev is a young man, promises a lot of good things because he has a passion for his art and a passionate soul. Not without reason among the Ural fairy tales, such a legend about him has remained.
The German Stof had a "firm hand, and the drawing was clear, but he had little liveliness, and the figures do not breathe". And here the young Russian gunsmith Ivan Bushuyev, on the advice of his bride, creates winged horses full of life and movement. However, the foreign masters who were in charge of the production at that time rejected his work for the "unreality of the depicted: they say there are no winged horses. But then came to the Zlatoust arms factory, the king, and with him one general - a participant in the Patriotic War of 1812. Russian gunsmiths showed him Ivan Bushuyev's sword with winged horses. The general admired it, kissed the Russian craftsman and called him a winged master. Since then he has been nicknamed Ivashko Krylatko!