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16th January 2024, 11:57 AM | #1 |
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I think that Central Asian shashkas are just “cousins” of Caucasian (and later Russian) ones, and not a direct borrowing. They often resemble Khyber knives in design.
The common ancestor of all types of shashkas I think were the knives of the mountain robbers of Eastern Iraq of the 15-16 centuries. |
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Very cool and interesting. Thanks for the info. |
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16th January 2024, 02:13 PM | #3 |
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16th January 2024, 06:45 PM | #4 |
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VERY well put mercenary!!!! A COUSIN!! exactly, and that is probably one of the most effectively accurate terms describing the development of many weapon forms.
Not to worry on the slip on the mountain robber knives, from reading your posts over these years, you probably have forgotten more than many of us have ever known on these esoteric topics! |
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