Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Interesting Tribal Shaska with wootz blade

ALEX · 26th January 2006, 10:30 AM

Rick,

Regarding your Tribal shashka - it has Assad Allah stamp (my friend can read Arabic) - a sign of Persian blade - the pattern and form on yours closely resemble the blade I just received, and will post shortly. Mine is also thin and light. Please notice the striking similarity in patter AND the bare handle, the way it connects to the blade - I think it could have been re-handled into shaska from shamshir (just my quess though).

And I second your opinion Rick - it's NOT sham pattern. I'd say it's Water or Network wootz.

26th January 2006, 10:30 AM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Stamp and Pattern Rick, Regarding your Tribal shashka - it has Assad Allah stamp (my friend can read Arabic) - a sign of Persian blade - the pattern and form on yours closely resemble the blade I just received, and will post shortly. Mine is also thin and light. Please notice the striking similarity in patter AND the bare handle, the way it connects to the blade - I think it could have been re-handled into shaska from shamshir (just my quess though). And I second your opinion Rick - it's NOT sham pattern. I'd say it's Water or Network wootz.