Rivkin
Thank you for the reply. I didn’t post them in discussion because these have to go and somehow I didn’t find it right to appraise them first and then to sell. We can discuss them here, openly with all their good and possible bad (I can’t find any).
The word on the blade is not Chechen. It is written in an old Georgian alphabet known as Asomtavruli. This is not in use since 10th century. Of course I don’t say that blade is that old, but I believe that as a signature or as “word of power” it survived to the day this sword made.
I wrote I didn’t knew the Khevsurs had kindjals. I meant kindjals dressed like their swords as this one. Here is the bladesmith mark on the kindjal and some writing on the back side of sword guard.
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