Ottoman Empire Kindjal

trajan · 6th June 2008, 05:52 PM

Hello,

This dagger has a 10 inch blade and is 14 inches overall. Scabbard has heavy silver fittings, each marked with a tughra. Closest match seems to be Mahmud II (1808-1839)

Grip is one piece of ivory with silver fittings. Cracked but still pretty solid.

Blade is somewhat rough but still shows nice patterning. Looks a lot nicer in hand than my poor blade pictures indicate.

Can anyone confirm the tughra?
I was told Ottoman silver intended for export was required to have the current Sultan's tughra stamped on it as a guarantee of the quality of the silver. Is this basically correct?

Thanks for the help.
Matt

6th June 2008, 05:52 PM	#1
trajan Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 68	Ottoman Empire Kindjal Hello, This dagger has a 10 inch blade and is 14 inches overall. Scabbard has heavy silver fittings, each marked with a tughra. Closest match seems to be Mahmud II (1808-1839) Grip is one piece of ivory with silver fittings. Cracked but still pretty solid. Blade is somewhat rough but still shows nice patterning. Looks a lot nicer in hand than my poor blade pictures indicate. Can anyone confirm the tughra? I was told Ottoman silver intended for export was required to have the current Sultan's tughra stamped on it as a guarantee of the quality of the silver. Is this basically correct? Thanks for the help. Matt