very expensive kindjal
 

This kindjal was sold 5500 euros.
Thats a lot of money for a kindjal no?
I guess it was for the coins on the scabbard...

Was it a bidding war, or straight-up purchase? Maybe the coins, maybe the inscription, or both?

Dirt cheap!!!!!!

This kindjal has full signature by Iosif Papov, THE sword maker of the second half of the 19th century and a purveyor of the Tsar' s Court. There are only 6 in the Hermitage collection, and the total in the world is less than 20.
Two of his shashkas were sold by Christies for $ 59 and 234 K.
Somebody got a mother of all deals!!!!!!

It was a bidding war and i was far behind.
Unfortunately i wasnt this somebody!!!
I saw the stamp 88 for the town but I didnt realize for the maker...

Where was the auction?

...so this is the sharp & pointy equivalent of a fabergé egg?

Not as lavish, but yes.

I guess it was in Poland.
But when you go to the forest, do you share the place where are the best mushrooms?
:)

You can share, but then you have to kill them. Who wants the headache of that? Mums the word. :p

just feed them the toadstools and keep the best mushrooms for yourself. ;)