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chiefheadknocker 30th December 2014 07:14 PM

russian kindjal ,i think ? info very welcome
 
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im no expert in this field ,but I think im right in calling this a Russian kinjal , any information you can give me will be very welcome,region , age etc
total length in scabbard is 47 cm
thanks!

Oliver Pinchot 31st December 2014 06:25 PM

It's in the form of a kindjal, which is not a Russian weapon, but a Caucasian one, originally. The distinction is confused by the fact that we use the Russian term "kindjal" for it, which just means a dagger. In any case, this one is Ottoman. Many Caucasian groups relocated to the Ottoman Empire after 1850. The form became very popular and there are examples dated as late as the 1950s.

chiefheadknocker 31st December 2014 06:33 PM

thanks for your reply and making this clear to me,
many thanks


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