Dancing with Shashka-Cossack Sabre in Action
Dancing with Shashka-Cossack Sabre in Action. Shaska dance performed by a beautiful girl.
Shashka, the legendary weapon of Cossacks, is an elegant and lethal sabre that came to Russia and Ukraine from Caucasus.
Shashka is a special kind of sabre, a very sharp, single-edged, single-handed, and guardless sword. In appearance, the shashka was midway between a full sabre and a straight sword. It had a slightly curved blade, and could be effective for both slashing and thrusting. The blade was either hollowed or fullered.
Shashka-sabre of Cossacks
Shashka has no guard, but a large, curved pommel. The sabre hilt is frequently highly decorated. Shashka was carried in a wooden scabbard that enclosed part of the hilt. It was worn with the cutting edge to the rear, opposite to the sabre.
Shashka dance
The sabre is beautiful, it looks like the elven sword of Arwen!
Shashkas are only slightly less rare than knowing how to use one: very impressive. Not sure what the whole barbarian/viking war dress has to do with the Cossacks, but i dig it non-the-less.