Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post

ariel · 10th September 2006, 10:39 PM

As far as I know, quite a lot of the curved ones are Indian. Elgood mentions that in the second half of the 19th century there was a massive influx of Caucasian shashka blades. I wonder whether "European" incisions are in fact Caucasian .

10th September 2006, 10:39 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	As far as I know, quite a lot of the curved ones are Indian. Elgood mentions that in the second half of the 19th century there was a massive influx of Caucasian shashka blades. I wonder whether "European" incisions are in fact Caucasian .