Russian Shashka | Review | Kult of Athena 

Can you give an Update? How did it held up till today? Any issiues, flaws? The blade still good? Any bend or so? I am just mouse click from buying it XD so this might help me to decide in terms of durability.

@@Trollvolk no flaws, blade is still, good. Love her still. One of my favorite non katana blades i own. Good luck finding one in stock though. If you do, let me know whwere,where, wouldn't mind picking up another one.

@@erichusayn thank you for the fast reply. I found one after a long search on an german online shop site. Its around for 505€. Took me a while to find it. But it seems some are still around. Or again, dont know XD

@@Trollvolk welcome and thank you. You can also search my name and hanwei shashka. Ive done a ton of videos with mine.

@@erichusayn i already did so XD. There are not a lot of hanwei shashka Videos out there so i was basicly watching all of your Videos to get a better Look of the blade. I dont really trust hanwei concerning their quality. But this is highly depending on the blade type. But the orice is quiet hefty so i was looking for pros and cons

I have one of these, and I must say, the grip feels rather like plastic. The blade, though, is very nice; light, sharp and well balanced in a proper Shashka manner.

There are photos floating about the internet (if you care to look for them) where someone has scratched away the thick layer of lacquer to reveal the wood core beneath.

Good to know. Thanks

A shaska is a Russian sabre.

Not really. The Russian word "Sablya" (сабля) is "saber." A Shashka (шашка) is a particular sort of sword, originally from the Caucasus, that was adopted by the Kuban Cossacks, and then later, with a "Russified" hilt, by the Don Cossacks. Eventually, in the late 19th century, it was carried by most, but never all, of the Russian Cavalry; some units persisted with a "Dragoonskaya Sablya" (драгунская сабля) which was a proper, European saber. Now, granted, one could categorize the shashka as a "saber," in that it has a curved blade. But by that definition, a katana or a shamshir is also a "saber"; the point is that the shashka is from a different tradition of swords than the European saber.

Thank you for clarifying. I can't verify anything you've said since I know little of Russian swords. But I would describe and (primarily) single-edged curved swords to be sabres, including katanas, shamshirs, and tulwars, as well as most military sabres.

In terms of categories, you're right; you could put all those swords into a "saber" category. But the actual saber is a particular type of curved sword. It first gains a meaningful definition with the Hungarian Szabla / Szablya, (from which we get [by way of the German "Sabel" and the French "Sabre"] our own English word, "sabre / saber") before spreading first to Poland, and thence (by the 17th / 18th century) to all of Europe, including England and France. The problem I would have with calling a Shashka, a "Russian Saber" is that there were actual Russian sabers, which were in no way Shashkas. For that matter, the same would apply to calling a Tulwar an "Indian Saber." Yes, that's technically correct as far as categories go, but to me, it misleads. I've seen, for instance, Indian military sabers (19th century weapons) and they are not Tulwars in the least.

Just so, Dr. Фауст; the Circassian "Shash-Ko". (...beware of Mephistopheles...)

Eric Husayn please take his job my German Shepard knows more about swords

it's russian if the cossacks were known for using it, right?

Comrade SKYSVR wrong

lani kozmat what I’m saying is that the Russians used it in WW2, so it’s understandable that people believe that it’s Russian

Угу, черкесы же известные металлурги и кузнецы, сами её изобрели )))

Actually shaska is saber, just without guard

In Russia, the saber was adopted by all cavalry units, artillery servants and the officer corps. In 1881, under the leadership of Lieutenant General A.P. Gorlov, an armament reform was carried out in order to establish a single model of cold steel for all branches of the military

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