Here are 2 examples of Afghani sabers, both with elman.
The one with the scabbard is mine.
The integral bolster, the chape and the top of the scabbard are distinctly Afghani. The top of the scabbard also has a slit, similar to what we see on Ottomas palas.
The other one is, of course, M D, Long's example.
Are they what we are talking about as a predecessor of the Afghani "pseudoshashka"? And, perhaps, even the Bukharan saber?
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