Hello dear members,
I wanted to show you this kindjal/qama dagger,
the dagger must be 19th century with nice horn hilt and some gold koftgari remains
but the scabbard is strange:
Not related at all ( I find) with the dagger but it suits perfectly with the dagger.
really nice made, wood with brass wires and silver nails
and on the other side add of corals and mother of pearls.
make me think of 19th century harem shoes or decorated chests
-Maybe later made ??
- Was the scabbard made in Turkey or north Africa ( Algeria ?)
( mother of pearl and the shape of the striped corals reminds me ottoman empire...)
- Can both dagger and scabbard come from Turkey ??
It can't be a ''usable'' scabbard for the real use:
no clip for a belt on it and it will be brittle with his wooden structure and mother of pearl/ coral set...
maybe the ''home''/parade fancy scabbard ?...
I'll post pictures of the blade,
interesting too, maybe a pattern or etched fullers...
Please tell me what do you think of it .
Kind regards