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30th August 2022, 11:42 PM

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What is the shortest blade you all have encountered on a shashka?

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Thats another great example Nihl, and thanks for...

Thats another great example Nihl, and thanks for the link to the discussion with your analysis of the proper local terms for these. That is great information.
As you note, it seems by the latter...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

30th August 2022, 04:02 AM

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What is the shortest blade you all have encountered on a shashka?

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Kardok, Transcaucasian yataghan Laz bicagi etc

Well, I found it!
It is the 1897 reference from Budapest (Vichy) who refers to these as 'Transcaucasian' but uses the Hungarian term for sword 'kardok'.
If you note, the pommels are similar to the...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

30th August 2022, 12:36 AM

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What is the shortest blade you all have encountered on a shashka?

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Posted By Jim McDougall

ooooh!! is right! what beautiful examples! This...

ooooh!! is right! what beautiful examples! This is an area of collecting pretty esoteric, and as noted, these do seem to be 'Transcaucasian', that is in Armenian regions and into Trebizond, Erzerum...

Forum: Ethnographic Weapons

28th August 2022, 11:03 PM

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What is the shortest blade you all have encountered on a shashka?

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Posted By Jim McDougall

While these shorter swords with cleft pommel and...

While these shorter swords with cleft pommel and similar hilt profile top the shashka are tempting to include in that classification, I dont believe they actually do. In the many discussions years...

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