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I acquired this sword in Oman. I don't know how it got there. I believe it is of Georgian heritage. The Arabic date (1287), stamped in the hilt converts into 1870. I am curious if the two asterisk’s have any meaning. I could find no other marks. It is 32" overall length, with a 8"grip and a 21" blade. Both sides are decorated in nielloed silver. I'm curious of what the group thinks of its origin. This is my first post I hope I have done it correctly. With Regards, rm
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Hi RM:
Welcome to the Forum! You did fine in your posting of pics, etc. This may well be a 19th C. Georgian kindjal, but others here are far more expert than I am and they can likely pin it down to a specific area or town for you. Ian |
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This looks more like late 19th/early 20th century Kubachi (Dagestan) work to me, at least as far as the fittings go. Still, nice kindjal.
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The date ok, but I don't understand the asterisks. Perhaps no meaning but why bother?
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Can you please post a photo of the whole blade, not taken at an angle, so that the shape of the blade can be clearly visible?
1870 is probably a correct date, but where does it come from is much more tricky. It is Caucasian for sure but whether is Daghestani or Georgian, is debatable. |
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I have added a more complete photo.
With Regards, rm |
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