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Rivkin · 9th July 2006, 02:10 AM

Good question. The honest answer - it will take about a year of watching ebay and big auctions. I would concentrate on Artzi Yarom (Oriental Arms), Chernyh (Italian auction house) and may be even go as far as Christies.

I would say that ones sees real circassian things here and there from time to time, but their kindjals are one of the rarest qamas. It is hard to put a price tag on it - you can find one on ebay for peanats, or you may be prepared to spend enormous sums at high level auctions.

Forgot the main caveat - you will have to find out what circassian and what is not by yourself - in 95% of auction houses description is going to be either generic or wrong.

9th July 2006, 02:10 AM	#3
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Good question. The honest answer - it will take about a year of watching ebay and big auctions. I would concentrate on Artzi Yarom (Oriental Arms), Chernyh (Italian auction house) and may be even go as far as Christies. I would say that ones sees real circassian things here and there from time to time, but their kindjals are one of the rarest qamas. It is hard to put a price tag on it - you can find one on ebay for peanats, or you may be prepared to spend enormous sums at high level auctions. Forgot the main caveat - you will have to find out what circassian and what is not by yourself - in 95% of auction houses description is going to be either generic or wrong. Last edited by Rivkin; 9th July 2006 at 02:43 AM.