Afghan shashkas

[mahratt]

Afghan shashkas for the army Afganistan from my collection.

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Afghan shashkas for the army Afganistan from my collection.

4 is too many, you don't want to sell one? even without the scabbard...

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by Kubur

4 is too many, you don't want to sell one? even without the scabbard...

My friend, in my collection of 10 Afghan shashkas. And they are all different. I collect exactly the Afghan arms

But, if you decide to go on a tourist trip to see Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia (it is in these cities museums with the most interesting collections of oriental arms), I will be glad to invite you to visit me and show you these shashkas

[Jim McDougall]

This is an EXCELLENT topic! and you are more than eminently qualified to discuss these most interesting versions of these shashkas. Seeing these has prompted me to take the liberty of offering a review of your new outstanding book, "Edged Weapons of Afghanistan: 19th-20th c". ...on a separate thread.

The questions that come to mind, such as are Afghan shaskas really 'shashka's'? were they influenced by Russian or Caucasian shashkas? etc. are the kinds of questions that have long percolated through the arms community.

I acquired some time ago a shashka which was attributed to Uzbekistan, but had a scabbard with the long fluted silver tip which seems characteristic on Afghan paluoars. It was honestly hard to ascertain whether it was indeed Uzbek or Afghan, and the hybridization of these in these contiguous regions virtually render any specific classification almost impossible.

We could say, 'one could almost write a book on the possibilities in studying weapons of these regions'!!
Well you did!!! Congratulations!!! Nicely done.

[carlos]

This is my shaska, I hope enjoy pictures.

[Ren Ren]

I am absolutely delighted!

[gp]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Afghan shashkas for the army Afganistan from my collection.

very beautiful ! мои уважение