Thread: Classifying shashka--a serious discussion of typology
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Old 8th August 2016, 10:26 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Andreas
I do, do you mean that the term is not an indigenous one to describe this particular sword, but coined by foreigners?
Quite possible. I'm not affirm. But in 1860, the term is used Russian author.
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