Unusual Shashka

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Originally Posted by ariel

I was flattered by Oliver’s calling me “ knowledgeable” about Caucasian weapons. These are one of my interests, but in no case I am comparable to Oliver himself, Kirill Rivkin and a coupe of people on Russian Fora.

I tend to stay away from Caucasian filigree, mostly because I do not have very sharp eye for their quality.

Thanks for the response! You were named as someone who has a great amount of expertise on Caucasian weapons, as I previously stated my normal area of weapon collection are Napoleonic sabers, with increasing expertise into modern firearms, and I can be considered an actual expert of Blackhawk helicopters

I have now read both of Rivkin's books, and I did find this snippet that seems to be contrary to what most people have said regarding filigree being used on shashkas. Clearly not the exact style, but it is relatively close minus the ivory. I'm convinced this is ivory, the blacklight doesn't lie and the synthetic stuff shows up green. This sword remains a mystery.