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A RARE CIRCASSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:2,700.00 - 2,800.00 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 grip carved of a single section of walrus with engraved and nielloed silver bosses. The broad, parallel-edged blade with tapering point, forged with double fullers and struck with a pair of Arabic maker’s marks at the forte. The tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with large engraved and nielloed mounts decorated in characteristic Circassian motifs. With its horn handled by-knife intact, the blade likewise struck with a maker’s mark. Early 19th century. Reverse of leather well worn. Overall length 45 cm.
Condition II