The shashka is a kind of Caucasian sabre, a single-edged, single-handed, and guardless sabre. The comparatively gentle curve of its blade puts the weapon midway between a radically curved sabre and a straight sword, making it effective for both cutting and thrusting. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sourced to the subject's own accountSword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
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1. Shashka (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Wikidata Q730829 (P729 service entry): 1834
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1834.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Shashka
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a kind of Caucasian sabre
Operated By: Russian Armed Forces, Article text
The first officially regulated Russian military shashka was the 1834 pattern, also called the "Nizhegorodka".
In Group: Swords and Sabres, Lead sentence
The shashka or shasqua (Abkhaz: аҳәа, асахәа; Adyghe: сэшхуэ, [saʃxʷa], long-knife; Chechen: гlорда, гlурда/терс-маймал; Dargin: шушкIа; Georgian: ჭოლაური, ch'olauri; Ingush: гурде/г1ама; Lezgin: шуьш; Ossetian: ахсан/ахсæн, шашкæ; Russian: шашка) is a kind of Caucasian sabre: a single-edged, single-handed, and guardless sabre.
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