balkan kindjal!?

TVV · 28th September 2006, 10:45 AM

Privet Ivane,
Great to see nice things still being discovered in Bulgaria. As suggested earlier, can you please post some better pictures of the blade? The thin sheat on the scabbard and the hilt and scabbard decoration deffinitely suggest Balkans, although the blade may be older and from the Caucasus. Can you have a goldsmith perform an undestructive test to determine whether the white metal is indeed silver or something else? The amswer to this question may greatly help with dating. As a caveat, there is some high quality work nowadays in Bulgaria.
Regards,
Teodor

Rivkin · 28th September 2006, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TVV

The thin sheat on the scabbard and the hilt and scabbard decoration deffinitely suggest Balkans, although the blade may be older and from the Caucasus.

Not being a specialist on Bulgaria, attached is what always believed to be a typical late Ottoman, probably Trabzon(?) work. I have half a dozen photos like this, all covered with sheets of white metal and quite similar engravings.

Valjhun · 28th September 2006, 04:38 PM

Rivkin,

Yes you're right the kindjal you posted is from Trabzon/Surmene area. I have a short with identica decoration on the blade.

The blakan silver/brass scabbard covers are even more thin, just like the kindjal on the first post.

28th September 2006, 10:45 AM	#1
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,664	Privet Ivane, Great to see nice things still being discovered in Bulgaria. As suggested earlier, can you please post some better pictures of the blade? The thin sheat on the scabbard and the hilt and scabbard decoration deffinitely suggest Balkans, although the blade may be older and from the Caucasus. Can you have a goldsmith perform an undestructive test to determine whether the white metal is indeed silver or something else? The amswer to this question may greatly help with dating. As a caveat, there is some high quality work nowadays in Bulgaria. Regards, Teodor

28th September 2006, 04:38 PM	#3
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Rivkin, Yes you're right the kindjal you posted is from Trabzon/Surmene area. I have a short with identica decoration on the blade. The blakan silver/brass scabbard covers are even more thin, just like the kindjal on the first post.