Mazar i Sharif mark.

Jim McDougall · 27th September 2011, 02:19 AM

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TVV · 27th September 2011, 04:10 AM

I have posted this sword before, but just to keep the thread alive, here are two pictures of a Central Asian shashka with the Mazar i Sharif mark next to a Gurda, with what looks like a 19th century European made blade.
Regards,
Teodor

Dmitry · 27th September 2011, 02:46 PM

Here's a very similar Central Asian shashka I had. M-i-S mark, along with the year 1312/1894-5 , and another small mark on the ricasso. The blade is indeed a European import to my eyes as well. Not the most balanced sword I've had, heavy and unwieldy.
An interesting feature is that the grip scales appear to be of rhinoceros horn, which I find unusual for the region.

27th September 2011, 04:10 AM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	I have posted this sword before, but just to keep the thread alive, here are two pictures of a Central Asian shashka with the Mazar i Sharif mark next to a Gurda, with what looks like a 19th century European made blade. Regards, Teodor Attached Images

27th September 2011, 02:19 AM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,191	FINIS

27th September 2011, 02:46 PM	#3
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Here's a very similar Central Asian shashka I had. M-i-S mark, along with the year 1312/1894-5 , and another small mark on the ricasso. The blade is indeed a European import to my eyes as well. Not the most balanced sword I've had, heavy and unwieldy. An interesting feature is that the grip scales appear to be of rhinoceros horn, which I find unusual for the region.