7th March 2006, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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Fake Kindjals
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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