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TVV · 28th March 2016, 06:36 PM

It is rare, but not completely uncommon for Afghan blades to have traveled West. Here is an example of such a blade, with a shashka hilt, in clearly Ottoman scabbard:

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...hlight=shashka

Teodor

28th March 2016, 06:36 PM	#7
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	It is rare, but not completely uncommon for Afghan blades to have traveled West. Here is an example of such a blade, with a shashka hilt, in clearly Ottoman scabbard: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...hlight=shashka Teodor