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A GEORGIAN KINDJAL DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
A GEORGIAN KINDJAL DAGGER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A massive example, with horn grips and intricately engraved and nielloed silver mounts. The long, bifullered blade struck at the forte with a pair of maker’s marks. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with en suite nielloed silver mounts Retains its rare original matching belt with nielloed silver mounts including a match safe. Latter 19th century. Leather replaced, blade with areas of minor pitting. Overall length 60 cm.
Condition II