#shashka

[cervenakoviny]

Ilustrácie zbraní nad nadpismi kapitol naprieč prvou pentalógiou Dobrodružstiev kapitána Báthoryho - rapír, šaška, pištoľ majstra Andreasa Dolepa/dolepka, šamšír, fokoš.

[petermorwood]

hello! I was wondering what you would think of this sword I designed for a character. I did some research (though admittedly not a lot) and it's based a bit on Russian and Mongolian styles, as well as just some fun design elements I included like the damascus and jade pommel.

That's very nice, and entirely functional.

While there were historical swords with a single back-guard, my own preference (so take or leave as you please) would be to have a full crossguard, making it look like an Afghani pulwar.

Here's a pulwar with a full crossguard and knucklebow,

Alternately, based on what I'm pretty sure was one of your inspirations, there's the Cossack shashka, which has no crossguard at all.

Side-note with a couple of extra details: the shashka was usually worn edge-up (as shown by the suspension loops) and some went into their scabbards right to the pommel.

Princess Mar'ya Morevna has one in this cover art.

Mick Posen is - IMO, anyway - a Seriously Good cover artist.

:->

[sol-78]

[redarmyscreaming]

Shashka saber with Mosin Nagant bayonet, Russian, 1935

[emiliasilverova]

For @mi6-cafe's Moodboard March, here is my first ever moodboard... Janus themed (of course).

That was fun to make 😀

[anarco-odio]

Young Cossacks

[handfulsofhistory]

Patina on a Georgian Shashka

[arms-n-armor-inc]

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