08 august 2021 FAMOUS BLADESMITH SHAKHMANAY'S TOMBSTONE FOUNDED Long time there was no enough information about famous Shakhmanay who became well-known with his high quality blades in 2nd half of XIX century. As a...
02 june 2021 It was discovered that the words "shashka" and "kindjal" were mentioned in a 1747 Russian document
02 june 2021 NEW INFORMATION ABOUT DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH OF FAMOUS ARMOURER GEURK ELIAROV Our colleague Mr. Levan Dvalishvili (Kutaisi, Georgia) made a research about genealogy of famous armourer Geurk Eliarov. Full information will be avai...
18 january 2021 Caucasian Shashka with Ottoman Kilij blade Sometimes we meet the amazing examples of historical arms that combine the Caucasian and Eastern (Turkish) elements in one item.
24 october 2020 Varieties of marking on Terek Cossack Troops low ranks kindjal daggers made by Guzun Guzunov (Vladikavkaz)
07 october 2020 Unique historical piece: shashka sword with a blade gifted by Georgian King Irakli II to Prince Dadiani. A shashka sword with a blade gifted from Kartli-Kakheti King Irakli II to Prince Dadiani is exhibited in Erekle's Palace museum in Telavi (Georgia).