ottoman or north african dagger ? Age

Aleksey · 9th September 2014, 09:23 AM

The scabbard seems to be too fancy. It is not traditional Caucasian scabbard for sure. Probably the later replacement.

For the hilt - seems to be quite good for early XIX century kindjals. The blade is strange - for koftgari, shape etc.

To my mind it could be (not for sure!) the Arabian imitation of Caucasian kindjal made after 1860th somewhere in Ottoman Empire in the best case.

9th September 2014, 09:23 AM	#3
Aleksey Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 15	The scabbard seems to be too fancy. It is not traditional Caucasian scabbard for sure. Probably the later replacement. For the hilt - seems to be quite good for early XIX century kindjals. The blade is strange - for koftgari, shape etc. To my mind it could be (not for sure!) the Arabian imitation of Caucasian kindjal made after 1860th somewhere in Ottoman Empire in the best case.