Mystery Weapons from Bulgaria

Rivkin · 27th May 2005, 04:47 AM

I'm really surprised to see such "caucasian" models being worn by greeks, bolgarians and other balkan nationals.
The reason being that I don't remember straight kindjals being popular among ottoman forces, I always thought they actually started to appear more towards the end of XIX century (there are probably 6 million circassians in Turkey today, so this is being one of the most important reasons).

I'm also surprized to read that circassians left an imprint on bolgarian society - I always thought that anti-circassian feelings were prevalent among balkan nations.

Are there any shashkas in Bolgaria ?

27th May 2005, 04:47 AM	#21
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I'm really surprised to see such "caucasian" models being worn by greeks, bolgarians and other balkan nationals. The reason being that I don't remember straight kindjals being popular among ottoman forces, I always thought they actually started to appear more towards the end of XIX century (there are probably 6 million circassians in Turkey today, so this is being one of the most important reasons). I'm also surprized to read that circassians left an imprint on bolgarian society - I always thought that anti-circassian feelings were prevalent among balkan nations. Are there any shashkas in Bolgaria ?