Newly made Kindjal?
5 Attachment(s)
I am at it again, noticing more "genuine antique" items:) Here is Caucasian Kindjal with silver cogtgari. Next to it similar, although better quality in gold coftgari. Is it safe to assume both are recently made in India?
|
There are quite a few similar items coming out of Georgia.
Admittedly, some ( not all!) Georgian sellers openly indicate that their items are newly made and the greatest majority do not claim antique origin. Indian sellers have no such scrupules. |
Good to know, Ariel. Thanks!
Is coftgari practiced in Georgia nowadays, how common and (visually) similar it is to Indian work? |
The lower one might be from there.
|
The first one is made in India. I have one of those and it is completely off. The one with gold coftgari looks more "authentic" i.e. it has all the features of a real kindjal and the rivets are done right. The only "flaw" is the ring on the scabbard, And I think that if this was made in Georgia they wouldn't miss it. So I guess Syria?
|
Thanks Arsen, and Ariel,
Arsen, good comment about the "flaw", this was the reason I thought both are from India, made in different qualities. Syria could be an option, but the steel type points more towards India. |
The ring
Quote:
You will see that most of those have the same ring. So maybe an Insian copy of a Syrian Kindjal :) |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:20 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.