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Old 29th May 2016, 03:07 PM   #1
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Since a very Long time I have this Russian, probably a Georgian kinzal in my collection. It has on the back of its sheeth a script that I cannot read so I wonder if there is anybody who might be able to read and translate this script.
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Old 30th May 2016, 03:00 PM   #3
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Both the script and the workmanship appears to be Georgian, in which case it is not a Kindjal (which is the Russian/Daghestani name) but a Qama (which would be the Georgian name of the weapon). I can send the photos to a friend in Geoargia to translate it but it may take a few days.

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Old 31st May 2016, 01:59 PM   #4
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The sword is Georgian, hence I would call it Qama.

The writing is a male name: "Aksnti Peradze."

Peradze is a common Georgian family name, but Aksnti appears to be a variation of the more common Aksenti.
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Thanks a lot for your comment. So I learnt that I have a qama from Georgia and not a Kindjal from Daghestan
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Thanks a lot for your comment. So I learnt that I have a qama from Georgia and not a Kindjal from Daghestan
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Exactly!

Although they are exactly the same weapon... very much like the Omani KHANJAR and the Yemeni JAMBiYA.
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