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A RARE CIRCASSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
A RARE CIRCASSIAN 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...
The grips of horn, with silver mounts engraved, nielloed and parcel gilt in characteristic Circassian motifs, the blade long, straight and double-edged with high central ridge and rare talismanic circular cartouche with stars at the forte on either side. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts embellished en suite with the hilt, signed on the locket, HADJI ABRDASHI (?) Early 19th century. Minor wear, hairline crack across reverse grip. Overall length 54 cm.
Condition II