Two Kindjals for comment

ariel · 25th March 2016, 05:50 PM

Both are obvious modern replicas. I suspect that the seller was honest enough not to use words like old, genuine, antique or such in the descriptions:-)))
They are usually offered for ~ a fifth of the price that the real stuff goes. You get what you pay for.

Sorry.

Ian · 25th March 2016, 09:30 PM

Hi harry:

I agree with Ariel. These are of recent manufacture and aimed at the foreign market. The blades are very disappointing although the fittings clean up reasonably well. I have a couple that I picked up in Tblisi about 15-20 years ago for a few dollars each, and you can find them regularly on eBay.

Ian.

harrywagner · 26th March 2016, 12:28 AM

Thanks guys. No big deal. They were inexpensive, and I like the silver one (the one without the stone). The seller listed it as brand new. I could not resist it for the price. It has made me add a Kindjal to my must-have list.

I must have been drinking when I bought the one with the stone. And it never even arrived! I am starting to think that is a good thing.

26th March 2016, 12:28 AM	#3
harrywagner Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 373	Thanks Thanks guys. No big deal. They were inexpensive, and I like the silver one (the one without the stone). The seller listed it as brand new. I could not resist it for the price. It has made me add a Kindjal to my must-have list. I must have been drinking when I bought the one with the stone. And it never even arrived! I am starting to think that is a good thing.

25th March 2016, 05:50 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Both are obvious modern replicas. I suspect that the seller was honest enough not to use words like old, genuine, antique or such in the descriptions:-))) They are usually offered for ~ a fifth of the price that the real stuff goes. You get what you pay for. Sorry.

25th March 2016, 09:30 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,520	Hi harry: I agree with Ariel. These are of recent manufacture and aimed at the foreign market. The blades are very disappointing although the fittings clean up reasonably well. I have a couple that I picked up in Tblisi about 15-20 years ago for a few dollars each, and you can find them regularly on eBay. Ian.