2nd Caucasian Kindjal for comment

[Gavin Nugent]

Found some time today to photograph the other Kindjal I have here.

Ex Butterfield and Butterfield

I welcome any comments including Jeff's if he is not gun shy now.

There is a collectors sticker on the rear of the piece stating it to be from Tiflis or Erevan, with a silver hilt and scabbard with bold Niello decoration, reverse of hilt and scabbard with neillo florals and faint remains of a signature, circa 1860.

I don't consider the craftsmanship...there's that word again..of the blade to be as good as the previous Kindjal but the rest of the piece does show superior craftsmanship. In a martial application though, this piece is not as quick from the scabbard or through the air or as comfortable in the hand? Is there a reason for this, is it purely a status/display piece?

There is an issue I wish to fix too, there is a collectors sicker that is over 10 years old and is stuck pretty good on the reverse. If I remove it, it will come away in pieces and I will need to use chemicals to clean the remainder off, will this effect the Neillo application?


regards

Gav