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The wargearshop one is definitely more blade heavy and to my surprise way more unwieldy than the hanwei one. Later one is very nimble. But neither one is pulling you around. The handle of the hanwei gives you better edge indication and all in all feels more secured in your hand.

Hey hey, it used to be an actual concern I had in the beginning when I started to work with this sort of blade. But surprisingly it is not much of a problem. The handle has this slight bulk in the middle. This gives you a quiet food and firm grip. So there is not much to worry about. Even if I hit the wooden peg under the Matt it doesn't make my hand slip foreward. It is not really designed to thrust, but you can do it. Haven't tried it on harder objects though... that might actually be an other story. I think I will test it :)

@@shashkapursuit4440 well I’d imagine into soft flesh it’s fine but if you tried thorough any sort of armor it might be an issue

There should be a thong through a hole on the pommel end of the grip through which you loop your hand in such a way that the hand does not slide forward just like on an old fashioned ski pole. A crucial piece of design lost in the "fan-boy" age. Our demonstrator should know better.

The leather thong tied to the pommel end of the grip is intended to be wrapped around your wrist like a ski-pole strap and that is what prevents the hand from sliding onto the blade. I have also heard the military specified the blade not to be sharpened over the first six inches of the butt of the blade. What I want to know is how you deal with the lack of hand protection. As he says, it has been traditionally a slashing cavalry sword but a chevalier does not always stay on his cheval. Hope that helps. Cheers!

To be fair, 17th. Century cossack blades are a wild and beautiful mix of different weapons. Some ottoman, some polish a lot of different styles. I for myself love the hungarian Sabres of the periode that the cossacks also used. How much further in time they used their weapons I can not tell. But if someone takes care of a blade, there is no problem with it to keep it in the family for hundreds of years. Ww1 cavalry units partially used blades from 1790s and napoleonic era later in the war... so I don't think there is no problem in using older blades. This is my speculation, but I can see that it happend.

Hey man, nice to hear, one can never have enough shashkas ;). I am from Germany, but my family is a pretty mixed bunch XD. But I had Russian in school too.

Maybe I will do a close up with all the shashkas I own. I am in Germany.

Thank you for your feedback:)

I will defenitly try to get my hands on a dragoon variant of the 1881. But that will take some time i guess XD.

@@shashkapursuit4440 I know SBG has them.

Cannot tell If it is good or Bad for systema, the over all feel is great, very Light and If sharpen corrwctly a really nice cutter. Depending on what you want to do with it i would say that this shashka is quiet easily available, cost is depending on the Country more expensive or less. Sometimes cult of Athena has quiet good deals for US market. Here in europe it really depends. But i found it for quiet a good Deal. For flankirovka.... Hence it is a sharp blade you should know what you are doing... But there is evereyone by them self in Charge.

@@shashkapursuit4440 I might get the one made by Windlass.

​@@shashkapursuit4440 из России с любовью, автор! Поздравляю с покупкой. При грамотном подходе к делу вы можете овладеть старой доброй казачьей забавой - фланкировкой. Если ваша шашка заточена по боевому, то рискуете отрубить себе ноги. Поэтому запаситесь высокими сапогами из плотной кожи. А лучше закажите себе из России пару деревянных учебных шашек под каждую руку и тогда вы освоите фланкировку двумя руками. Обоерукие казаки всегда пользовались уважением.

That all makes sense. I am too mostly convinced that it is a sort of ramnents from other influences.like yatagan and probably from materials that were used

It is worth trying... And with more practice it gets easier and with better results. I am gar from good, but it also made a Ton of fun, so i can defenitly recommend it.

Your welcome :)

It really depends. Are these Originals or reproductions? What is the nut made of? There could be a vintil key to fit it. Or, you May have to buy some sheet Steel, cut it with an engle grinder and adjust it. Sort of making your own Tool. Problem is, some reproductions cannot be fastend. And If the nut is made of brass or an other, softer alloy, you need to be careful and take the soft ess inot Account.

Greetings to Montreal :) Yeah, i used to live in an area too, where there was not really an opportunity to train fencing. But if you keep your eyes open there is always a possibility. Other interested people or even some HEMA Clubs. Usually they train other styles and weapons, but most among those who are interested in historical fencing are curious to try New things. I think Blood and iron are quiet present in Canada. They used to only be on the east Coast, but maybe there are now some groups near you. Keep Training and maybe you find some peers or a group tontrain with.

I mean, it is a beautiful Peace. If there is even more historical value and maybe even a historical Person connected to, why not. I would love to compare the reproduction to the original... But well, i really dont have a Portemonnaie this big XD

Dann probier ich das die Tage mal. Kannte reddit eher als meme schmiede. Aber ich gucke mal rein. Danke für den Tipp. Ja, UA-cam kann da sehr sehr seltsame Züge annehmen. Ein Punkt falsch gesetzt und zack, wird es als Spam oder dergleichen abgeschrieben.

@@shashkapursuit4440 hau dann einfach mal deinen reddit Username in eine kommentarantwort (kann ja ein wegwerf acc sein falls du dir Sorgen machst den Namen öffentlich zu posten)

Habs jetzt geschafft das mal auf Reddit einzurichten. Username ist ShashkaPursuit.

@@shashkapursuit4440 Do you know if Wargear can ship to the US? They have no contact info and I've been wanting to buy a shashka for a while now without spending a ton of money, but I don't know if they'll be able to ship especially given ongoing sanctions.

Hört sich gut an. Momentan will ich ein paar preußische Modelle durchgehen. Danach vlt Österreich ungarische oder italienische, da ich seit ca. 4 Jahren nach barbasetti fechte. Auf die schaschka freue ich mich wahnsinnig, hat sich leider etwas verspätet gehabt da er ja ne OP oder so hatte. :) Hab immernoch vergessen ne mailadresse oder n instagram Account zu machen. Sonst könnte man sich da auch mal mehr austauschen. Nehme ich aber so schnell wie möglich in Angriff.

It always feels like christmas. Especially when you have to wait for month for some things to arrive and suddenly it is there, ready too be unpacked. :) Best wishes to you too.

Before i can give a valid answer to that, i am going to test some more blades. In general i would recommend comissions by professional bladesmiths. But this can get pretty expensive, so i am searching the Internet for some good ones. The next one i will test is one from peserey handycrafts. :)

I sharpened it now quiet a bit. Now it does cut quiet good. Besides the sharpness, it is not easy to cut with it. Edgealignment is a bit challenging with this shashka. But with practice, the results are getting better and better :)

Thank you very much for your kind words :).

hey, thank you for the link.

@@shashkapursuit4440 Your welcome :) As a Circassian, it was interesting to hear about history of the Shashka.

Hey Hey, thank you. It depends on the purpose of use. I have teste some and planning to try out some more. Do you want accurate replicas, blades for Training and sparring or for cutting? I will by a setg from persey handycraft soon, because from what i read, their shashkas are pretty good. An other thing you have to keep in mind is the availability. There are very good smiths in russia and the caucasus for shashkas, but it is quiet Hard to get hands on them of you live in the EU or the americas. The hanwai shashka is a pretty good blade for example. The cold Steel one is, according to reviews i red, unbalanced and heavy and quiet expensive. So it depends on what you want to do with the shashka and the availability of the blade. There are a lot of "fake" ones out on eBay, there i would be cautionious with.

@@shashkapursuit4440 Thank you! I'd like an accurate replica to use for cutting. I have also looked at persey handycraft and they look very good. The reviews at lest tells that they are good. Thank you for your response!

@@FahlbergAfJesus Kizlyar in Russia make nice usable shashka's. They are made for fencing and cutting. Very nice. I was thinking of getting one. I find that "real" antique swords are the best balanced and quality though. I have 2 persian shashka's from WW1 and they are perfectly balanced , light and tempered for war/fencing. I'm trying to only buy antiques from now on , unless i really see something special. I doubt there's any time left to collect though. War seems to be inevitable. Food will be extremely expensive very soon. Good luck.

Aye, that is something i am working on. Still need to get propper equippment and i am trying to improve with the Programms i habe available. I hope i can get a good mic next month or so :)

I will defenitly put more effort into sharpening this one.

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Shashkas are beutiful blades. I really love their aesthetics and overall feeling. Are there better sabers and swords out there in the big world of blades? Aye, definitly. But only a few can hold up with the beauty of a shashka.