Information on Kindjal/Quaddara please

Jim McDougall · 5th January 2008, 05:02 AM

It seems like a while since one of these has been posted, and I'm really surprised that Ariel hasn't responded as weapons of Caucasian and Transcaucasian regions are one of his key fields of interest.
This seems to me a very nice interpretation of the quaddara's from either Azerbijian or Armenia, and not partcularly old. The mark, and specifically its location above the fullers, seems also interpretative of the six pointed Star of Solomon. It seems like this is fairly commonly seen on these, and I dont believe it is a makers mark.
Kindjhals are actually a double edged weapon. For a moment I thought this was a bebut, but apparantly the bebut blade, similarly shaped is actually slightly curved.
I look forward to other observations, and hope those more familiar with these might respond.

All best regards,
Jim

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5th January 2008, 05:02 AM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,295	It seems like a while since one of these has been posted, and I'm really surprised that Ariel hasn't responded as weapons of Caucasian and Transcaucasian regions are one of his key fields of interest. This seems to me a very nice interpretation of the quaddara's from either Azerbijian or Armenia, and not partcularly old. The mark, and specifically its location above the fullers, seems also interpretative of the six pointed Star of Solomon. It seems like this is fairly commonly seen on these, and I dont believe it is a makers mark. Kindjhals are actually a double edged weapon. For a moment I thought this was a bebut, but apparantly the bebut blade, similarly shaped is actually slightly curved. I look forward to other observations, and hope those more familiar with these might respond. All best regards, Jim