Afghan Shashkas

Rivkin · 28th June 2005, 04:02 AM

Sorry for off-topic - but while we are at shashkas, here is the one that really puzzled me (well, I don't really now anything about shashkas).

The blade looks trade Solingen, may be even early XIX century, another signature - wiccan dedication, hilt looks ???, scabbard looks southernish and may be quite a modern thing - Turkey, Persia ? Interesting that the belt is on the "wrong side". Just since we started to talk about non-caucasian shashkas - what is it ?

28th June 2005, 04:02 AM	#12
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Sorry for off-topic - but while we are at shashkas, here is the one that really puzzled me (well, I don't really now anything about shashkas). The blade looks trade Solingen, may be even early XIX century, another signature - wiccan dedication, hilt looks ???, scabbard looks southernish and may be quite a modern thing - Turkey, Persia ? Interesting that the belt is on the "wrong side". Just since we started to talk about non-caucasian shashkas - what is it ? Attached Images