Central Asian Knives

[Ian]

Ariel:

Is there any record of where these seized edged weapons went and what their fate was? Do you think they were salvaged as scrap steel and perhaps for some quality materials in the hilts and scabbards?

Ian

Originally Posted by ariel

... Finding old Central Asian weapons or even utility knives is a daunting task. Weapons were confiscated by the Communist Russians to uproot any vestiges of Basmatch movement; even now, old Central Asian shamshirs in major Russian ( and even -stans ) museums are rarer than hen's teeth. The entire military memory of the region was erased...