Shashka

The shashka or shasqua (Abkhaz: Аҳәа, Асахәа; Adyghe: сэшхуэ, [saʃxʷa] – long-knife; Georgian: ჭოლაური, ch'olauri; Chechen: Гlорда, Гlурда; Russian: шашка) is a kind of Caucasian sabre: a single-edged, single-handed, and guardless sabre. The comparatively gentle curve of a shashka blade puts the weapon midway between a radically curved sabre and a straight sword, effective for both cutting and thrusting.

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