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27th March 2016, 06:33 PM
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Shashka??? Or what ????
From Czerny's auction. Ended not sold.
Wooden grips, nielloed fitting on the eared pommel, "indian" ricasso, fullers resemble Afghan work. I am lost... Where from, how old? |
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27th March 2016, 09:45 PM
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My bet is Central Asia, Bukhara or thereabouts!
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27th March 2016, 10:19 PM
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I also think it is Indian/Afghani.
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28th March 2016, 03:38 AM
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The point of the blade reminds me of some pulwar I have seen.
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28th March 2016, 01:44 PM
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From my files.
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28th March 2016, 04:27 PM
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David,
I do not think so. Yours is a classical "Bukharan" saber of a shashka-like form with 5 rivets ( we discussed them already). The one from Czerny's is a totally different animal, IMHO. Much closed to the Afghani "pseudo-shashka". P.S. A friend of mine from Belarus sent me pics of that sword published on another auction. Here we can see the upper part of the blade with the "box-like" system of fullers. AFAIK, this is very typical of Afghani blades. |
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