Classifying shashka--a serious discussion of typology

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Ian Classifying shashka--a... 8th August 2016, 03:03 PM

mahratt First we need to recall the... 8th August 2016, 03:19 PM

Ian Mahratt, that is an excellent... 8th August 2016, 03:23 PM

mahratt Thank you for the nice words... 8th August 2016, 03:25 PM

Jim McDougall Allow me to second that... 8th August 2016, 03:29 PM

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ariel Well, here is a "Turkish... 8th August 2016, 04:37 PM

mahratt Perfectly. If you show online... 8th August 2016, 04:45 PM

ariel Just get the catalogue of... 8th August 2016, 04:55 PM

mahratt You could not demonstrate... 8th August 2016, 05:07 PM

Roland_M A Shashka is a saber, which... 16th August 2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mahratt

Perfectly. If you show online now 10 such "Turkish shashkas" - it will be possible to discuss it. And so - this is an isolated object, which is called - "chimera".

Just get the catalogue of Zagreb collection by Dora Boskovic: multiple examples with straight and up-curved blades.

Anything that does not agree with the thesis of shashka being an " international weapon" is now an exception and a chimera...

This discussion becomes an uncomfortable mix of hilarious and embarrassing....

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