Mysterious sword from Elgood's book

ariel · 24th October 2006, 02:09 AM

Check on this thread: BI posted pics of Bukharan "shashkas" as described by Phillip
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=911
And I posted an "Afghani shashka" that has some of the above characteristics as well
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2695
I completely agree with Rivkin: we tend to lump all Persian or Central Asian swords together.
But just look at garden variety Afghani Khyber knives: there are several variants of handles obviously coming from different areas/tribes. I would not encorage anybody to go there these days for a field research tour

But we should keep it in mind.

24th October 2006, 02:09 AM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Check on this thread: BI posted pics of Bukharan "shashkas" as described by Phillip http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=911 And I posted an "Afghani shashka" that has some of the above characteristics as well http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2695 I completely agree with Rivkin: we tend to lump all Persian or Central Asian swords together. But just look at garden variety Afghani Khyber knives: there are several variants of handles obviously coming from different areas/tribes. I would not encorage anybody to go there these days for a field research tour But we should keep it in mind.