I absolutely love mine! Had it for a year or so and it quickly became my favorite blade I own. I did sharpen the false edge and sharpen the blade myself, its a crazy good cutter.
This is not a "traditional shaska you would find among the common folk of Caucasus Mountain". In fact, it looks strikingly similar to the Afghan shashka.
@Kult of Athena: This is not a "traditional shaska you would find among the common folk of Caucasus Mountain". In fact, it looks strikingly similar to the Afghan shashka.
This is not a "traditional shaska you would find among the common folk of Caucasus Mountain"! In fact, it looks strikingly similar to the Afghan shashka.
What's the history of the Shaska? My only problem with the whole cord idea is that if someone had to deploy the sword quickly, he wouldn't have time to twist strap that way. Most civilians aren't going to be in a place where they have time to fiddle with a strap before fighting.
Well if you have to use it quickly you could just leave it hanging. I guess also civilians could end up in stuff like duels, and such. Its cossack sword from russia, and civilian in this context just means non military issue. These were issued even in fairly reacent soviet times
I absolutely love mine! Had it for a year or so and it quickly became my favorite blade I own. I did sharpen the false edge and sharpen the blade myself, its a crazy good cutter.
This is not a "traditional shaska you would find among the common folk of Caucasus Mountain". In fact, it looks strikingly similar to the Afghan shashka.
How well does it thrust?
having parts of the hilt that can get inside the scabbard and the lack of a cross guard made it easier to wear
“Shaaska”
Ps. It’s actually called a Shashka
@Kult of Athena: This is not a "traditional shaska you would find among the common folk of Caucasus Mountain". In fact, it looks strikingly similar to the Afghan shashka.
it´s Shashka - Šaška, used by Ukrainian and Russian Cossacks
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This is not a "traditional shaska you would find among the common folk of Caucasus Mountain"! In fact, it looks strikingly similar to the Afghan shashka.
@@ernestolynch1926 You clearly dont really know what that is. Pesjkabz is an afghan T backed dagger that has basically 0 resemblence of shashka.
What's the history of the Shaska?
My only problem with the whole cord idea is that if someone had to deploy the sword quickly, he wouldn't have time to twist strap that way. Most civilians aren't going to be in a place where they have time to fiddle with a strap before fighting.
Well if you have to use it quickly you could just leave it hanging. I guess also civilians could end up in stuff like duels, and such. Its cossack sword from russia, and civilian in this context just means non military issue. These were issued even in fairly reacent soviet times
@@lalli8152 Thanks
It's a good thing that doesn't even matter anymore.
Looks like a knife 🔪
Some "experts" are saying that the word "shasqua" means "long knife" in some of the languages of Caucasus.
@@ernestolynch1926 it litterally does mean that tho