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Cossack Cavalry Saber (Shashka). Russia 1881

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Material: Leaf: Zamak. Sheath: Wood lined leather
Made in: Menorca (Spain)
Long: 98 cms.

Shashka is a weapon of war, light stab stab long blade, however not classified as a type of saber. Slightly curved blade and a cutting edge at the tip and double edged.

Shashka - including the details of traditional men's suit has cosacoShashka Circassian origins, the earliest examples dating from the XII-XIII. In written sources the word "shashka" was first mentioned by Giovanni Di Luca in 1625. With firearms overcrowding and end the use of metal armor and personal protection, the sabers shashka displacement as a common weapon of war, first in the Caucasus and then in the Russian Army.

The first to adapt this weapon were the Cossacks of Kuban and Terek, because of its proximity to traditional and original peoples of the Caucasus. In the nineteenth century shashka was officially adapted as a service weapon by the Russian Army in virtually all cavalry units, replacing the traditional saber. At the beginning of the twentieth century the sword as a weapon as such regulation was maintained only in garrisons Guard Hussars, for officers of all arms of the Russian army, gendarmerie and police. Thus, shashka remained cavalry service weapon of the Russian Army until the mid-twentieth century, includingpost-Second World War, making last stab regulatory war, massive military.

In historical memory shashka stands primarily as traditional Cossack weapon until today is considered inseparable detail Cossack traditional culture and human element of traditional folk costume Cossack.

Details cosacaSashka Shashka is not considered a type of saber more. Shashka different models have common detail that differentiates the traditional sword: lack of protection (care) for the hand (almost all models), lack of clearly divisible sharp tip, considerably less curvature of leaf difference in balancing the gun and property of their use in combat: a shashka is used to block shots and sometimes to make cuts - but not to stab, as with a sword.

Use in combat mode off and attached to the sleeve shashka - on one or two rings to portepee waist or shoulder (usually) the top edge as to make a blow up and down pit it is easier to shashka unholster specifically from this position. This weapon is considered to tackle and defend against a surprise attack, allowing movement without changing the position of hand drawn and made an instant hit, regardless- Riding a horse or foot. Behave similarly and used Japanese katanas - a type of weapon that reached its perfection in another part of the world. A good fighter, armed with a light shashka must rely primarily on their speed, skill and technical mastery of fencing - and not the strike force, common in the use of a heavy knife.

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At the beginning of the First World War, shashka's Cossack model for the year 1881, spread in all the cavalry units of the Russian Army. After the October Revolution of 1917, the same model shashka's service weapon was declared a Soviet Army, excluding Cossack regiments and units and Caucasian, which maintained the traditional national model and difference - shashka shorter and lighter.

To top commanders drew up a specially designed model "shashka dragons." In 1927 the Soviet Army finally widely adapted in the traditional model of shashka, similar or slightly different model year 1881. In year 1940, shashka regulation of general label for all branches of the Army (later, in 1949, this was replaced by a dagger). Since 1968, shashka remains as a weapon of honor, and military special award, in addition to being a service weapon and label stop.

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