Afghan Shashkas

ariel · 19th July 2006, 09:41 PM

Ya govoryu i chitayu po-russki.
S privetom.

ausjulius · 20th July 2006, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Ya govoryu i chitayu po-russki.
S privetom.

in that case ill look for it in russian text

ariel · 20th July 2006, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ausjulius

in that case ill look for it in russian text

Bolshoye spasibo!

TVV · 30th August 2008, 04:17 AM

It has been more than two years since the last post in this thread. This auction ended today and I am posting a link here for comments and in hope of learning more about these swords:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150286497559

ariel · 30th August 2008, 01:48 PM

I missed it: should pay more attention to mislabeled things.
This blade traveled far....

HUSAR · 13th March 2010, 12:37 PM

another

just recently added to collection

ariel · 14th March 2010, 04:34 AM

Mazar-i-Sharif is essentially an Uzbeki territory ( Not politically, but ethnically. I am not eager to get onto a s..t list of Taliban :-))
My question: are these "shashkas" in fact Uzbeki? Any examples from other areas in Afghanistan? Were they formally adopted by the Afghani military? Any examples of them ( not the so-called Bukharan sabers) in Uzbekistan proper? Say what we like, their bifurcated pommel has no analogy with any weapon of the area ( native or european), except for the Russian Cossack shashka. And those were in use only in Uzbekistan/Tajikistan and never in Afghanistan. They apparently appeared in the area in the second half of the 19th century, co-incidental ( or just after) the Russian invasion of the Central Asian emirates/khanates.

13th March 2010, 12:37 PM	#6
HUSAR Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 80	afghan shashka another just recently added to collection Attached Images

19th July 2006, 09:41 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ya govoryu i chitayu po-russki. S privetom.

30th August 2008, 04:17 AM	#4
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,722	It has been more than two years since the last post in this thread. This auction ended today and I am posting a link here for comments and in hope of learning more about these swords: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150286497559

30th August 2008, 01:48 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I missed it: should pay more attention to mislabeled things. This blade traveled far....

14th March 2010, 04:34 AM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Mazar-i-Sharif is essentially an Uzbeki territory ( Not politically, but ethnically. I am not eager to get onto a s..t list of Taliban :-)) My question: are these "shashkas" in fact Uzbeki? Any examples from other areas in Afghanistan? Were they formally adopted by the Afghani military? Any examples of them ( not the so-called Bukharan sabers) in Uzbekistan proper? Say what we like, their bifurcated pommel has no analogy with any weapon of the area ( native or european), except for the Russian Cossack shashka. And those were in use only in Uzbekistan/Tajikistan and never in Afghanistan. They apparently appeared in the area in the second half of the 19th century, co-incidental ( or just after) the Russian invasion of the Central Asian emirates/khanates.