24th October 2015, 05:30 PM | #1 |
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Unknow sword, maybe indian?
This sword belongs to a friend and we are interested in identify correctly the sword. The sword was bought in Italy.
My first impression was indian, but Im not sure about origin and age. Could you help me ? Thanks in advance |
24th October 2015, 09:12 PM | #2 |
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Not sure about the scabbard, but the sword has a central Asian look like Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and the rest.
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24th October 2015, 09:40 PM | #3 |
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It looks like a Shashqa variant to me as well, re-using a military blade.
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24th October 2015, 10:36 PM | #4 |
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I suspect it is a composite put-together sword to resemble central Asian shashka. The handle is likely taken from old serving cutlery knife.
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25th October 2015, 05:19 PM | #5 |
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I would agree with Alex and David R.
Regards Miguel |
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