Interesting guy. The problem with Therion's identification is that afaik Kuban does not come close to Kazakhstan, and therefore this kindjal simply can't be from "Kuban region of Kazakhstan". On the other hand I don't think it is Chechen or even southern Caucasian. The hilt is quite strange and does not fit into usual caucasian patterns. I would point to something to the south - Iran, may be the domain of Shirvan-Shah.
There is some brown rust that may be needs cleaning. There is also some very interesting pattern on the metal. I don't specialize in patterns, which is the world on its own, but it well may be that this guy is differentially heat treated or something else. On the other hand I don't know if it is a good thing to clean it with FeCl.
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