Shashka

ShashkaElegant and ornate, the Shashka was a popular civilian sword in Russo Slavic regions. They are still used today for traditional sword dances. Easy to wear and sleek, it is a perfect fit for characters based on east Europe, central Asia or the middle east. Standard blade options are the 1796 Sabre and the Yataghan, which really gives it a stunning look and unique characteristics. Standard length 100cm (Pommel to Tip)

Throughout the late middle ages

commonly used by French Cavalry from the later Napoleonic era

Primarily an English weapon

and preventing the spear from getting stuck too deeply in a target

Few other dagger designs showed such endurance

often using the broad face of the blade as a detailed gilded and engraved scene

Standard Length: 45cm

but still built for effective cutting

some did sport curved blades

that it was adopted in some form by many other regions

as it's primary use case was not to be fatal

is that it makes the sword incredibly responsive to any movement of the body and arm