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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Over the past 3-4 years, there was a proliferation of fake Caucasian Kindjals on e-bay. They were unmistakable, something like that:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2Oth-CENTURY-RUS...QQcmdZViewItem Now, please look at that: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 This is also a fake, but look at the improvement: The blade is really old (overcleaned to the point of getting rid of smaller fullers, but still old). The handle and the scabbard are machine- stamped but after that they were hand-decorated a bit, with new niello and some silverwork. Overall, this is not real antique kindjal, but a very clever and not inexpensive semi-imitation. To give the seller his due, when I asked him, he readily admitted that it was a contemporary job. What about all those who never thought about asking because the item looked so good? Caveat emptor... |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: What is still UK
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Yes the signs are there in the blade, do not buy what is in vogue unless you are rich then to me some of the fun is gone.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Well, I'm not interested in kindjals at the moment and I'm not as familiar as you Ariel with this kind of weapon, but .... this look very, very good to me. I would be take in
![]() How did you find this is fake!??! of course before you asked seller the question. Anyway the seller must be proud of his or his comrades work, giving such closeups to everybody. ![]() |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Your right Ariel,
the first one - bleh ![]() the second one - W ![]() Expensive work indeed for a fake! |
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#5 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Athens Greece
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Bravo for Ariel who asked the seller. I was sure that one day or the other, good "fake" kindjals will be in the market. There are two reasons for this (a) there are hundrends of good blades in plain or destroyed scabbards and (b) there are still fine silver artists in Caucasus. So here it is. If you are looking for good cheap kindjals dont look in Caucasus anymore. They are gone. After the pick 2 years ago, now you can find them in reasonable prices in USA or Europe market.
I personally believe that good kindjals have a superb art that will survive the tsunami of Ebay and massive export from ex Soviet. |
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For me the giveaway is a thin "wire-like" structure, like in the middle of the hilt, also on the scabbard. That's a very modern style.
Also some of the details are very unsharp, sort of like low resolution pictures - could be sing of being machined rather than done by hand ? Finally the floral pattern is somewhat untraditional. |
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