Shashka 1881 Cossack Army Sword dagger Zlatoust knife saber Russian Empire 856

  

Add me to your favorite sellers. : Total length in the scabbard: 99100. : Length of the blade with handle: 9596. : Length of the blade without handle: 8081. The blade is made of carbon steel.

Cossack Sword Shashka brand new. The blade is not sharpened. Cold steel in the Caucasus has always been considered an obligatory attribute of a real man.

The Caucasian shashka has some similarities with both a combat knife and a saber, but still. Fundamentally different from each type.

Unlike the saber, the curvature of the blade of the checker is less. Pronounced, but still present, but the cross on the handle is completely absent.

The soldiers of the Russian regular army appreciated the edged weapons of the mountaineers. Him in battle and understood that this chopping steel is quite easy to use, but very. To handle the checker correctly, you only had to learn a couple of. And then, in the hands of a warrior, it turned into a powerful cutting weapon. The purpose of the checker is.

Most often, one strong, verified blow with this. Sharp weapons and the enemy is hit on the spot. The shashkas blade retained high flexibility. Which made it possible to withstand strong blows. Such a checker could cut well even in.

And in the field, where it was not possible to sharpen her on. Special equipment, this was an undeniable advantage.

Design advantages of such a checker makes it truly one of the most. In the Manual of the Red Army Artillery Directorate for the operation of drafts of the. 1927 model, it is emphasized that cutting is not allowed on solid objects. (stones, metal ammunition and horse harness). In the barracks arrangement, the oiled pieces are stored with elongated blades 100-150 mm. During long-term storage, the checkers are densely lubricated. When returning from the exercise, the checkers are wiped dry. When checking the curvature of the eye. Slight bends that do not affect the movement of the blade in the sheath and cannot be edited can be left.