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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Dear Jim! With the ethnic name of the Bukhara shashka everything is very simple. She was called in Central Asia - "sop" or "schop". |
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![]() Alex, do not pay attention to speculation. This is a great item from Central Asia with all the features typical of Central Asia. Blades of this form were typical of the 15th century sabers from the... |
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![]() To pour something from one empty vessel into anothe... I wonder if someone from the forum participants thought about how many peoples with different languages live in the Caucasus? It... |
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![]() Unfortunately, in departmental Russian museums (for example, at metallurgical plants) after 1945 it was customary to fix the weapon against the wall of the shop window .... This is a modern hole. |
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![]() Although Bukhara shashkas are known with wootz blades, but shashkas with blades of exactly the same shape, like your shashka, I only know from Damascus mechanical..... Of the four Bukhara shashkas... |
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![]() I am very happy if I could help you with this question! Unfortunately, there is no evidence that shashkas in Central Asia appeared in the 17th century. I personally know the references in historical... |
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![]() I think this is the stylization of the blade of the 17th century. And such blades most likely date back to the mid-19th century. Dmitry |
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![]() I see some lack of logic in this phrase. None of the listed items (Indian Dhup, Omani Kattara and Turkish mec) has ever been called a "shashka" by anyone. However, the Bukhara (Central Asian)... |
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![]() ALEX, this is a typical item for Bukhara. There is no Afghan influence in it. Karud and Peshkabz , the mounting of the handles of whichs is similar to the mounting of the handle of an item of this... |
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![]() It is very interesting for me, is the transmission of incorrect information - is it an inability to use the Internet or a conscious desire to distort the facts? (I am writing in advance for... |
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![]() Very interesting experiment :) But the only thing he proves is that the person who does this experiment is not an elephant ;) |
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![]() Sometimes just need to carefully look at the miniatures that were drawn at the time when war elephants were used. On the images everything is clearly visible. Although, of course, it would be better... |
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![]() fernando, I don't think the chains were used much to tie the elephant. Most likely, the chain simply restrict elephant in motion (as it is now being with the horses). That is, did not give the... |
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![]() I apologize, but in my message there was no "challenging tone." Perhaps this is the inaccuracy of Google Translator. 1) I didn’t address specifically to Ariel, I turned to all participants 2) I... |
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![]() I do not see the monsters in this image (post 41) ... (Maybe someone from the more astute participants of the topic will help me find them). However, I see chains on an elephant's trunk, which were... |
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![]() Mythological plot. But ... Is the author just invented an elephant who has a sword, which is attached to the trunk? Or... |
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![]() Chains attached to the elephant's trunk. 1750 year. India |
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![]() Kentar - Russian measure of weight, introduced in the 15th century, which is equal to 2.5 poods (approximately 41 kg) |
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