Thin kindjal

Bob A · 14th April 2023, 05:06 PM

The blade somehow doesn't impress; it doesn't seem that the maker intended this for serious social work.

Pitt1999 · 16th April 2023, 12:23 AM

This dagger didn't come with a scabbard, so we are unable to use that as an identifying factor. When I held it the grip kind of felt like wood, I'm not at home at the moment so when I get back in the next couple of hours I will take it back out and look at it a little more in depth.

Pitt1999 · 17th April 2023, 12:55 AM

Forgot to post my findings yesterday, the grip scales do seem to be made of some type of bakelite/plastic type of material. In the recesses of the carving on the handle there seems to be traces of a gold colored substance. After testing with a magnet, the tang seems to only go down to the 2nd rivet. I don't think this would a piece sold to those who travel. I do imagine that this piece is of more recent manufacture though, 1950's or 1960's maybe.

14th April 2023, 05:06 PM	#1
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 435	The blade somehow doesn't impress; it doesn't seem that the maker intended this for serious social work.

16th April 2023, 12:23 AM	#2
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 108	This dagger didn't come with a scabbard, so we are unable to use that as an identifying factor. When I held it the grip kind of felt like wood, I'm not at home at the moment so when I get back in the next couple of hours I will take it back out and look at it a little more in depth.

17th April 2023, 12:55 AM	#3
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 108	Forgot to post my findings yesterday, the grip scales do seem to be made of some type of bakelite/plastic type of material. In the recesses of the carving on the handle there seems to be traces of a gold colored substance. After testing with a magnet, the tang seems to only go down to the 2nd rivet. I don't think this would a piece sold to those who travel. I do imagine that this piece is of more recent manufacture though, 1950's or 1960's maybe.