Information on Kindjal/Quaddara please
 

Any information that can be provided on this piece would be greatly appreciated. Especially the maker's mark. Thank you.

Cheers
bbjw

It seems like a while since one of these has been posted, and I'm really surprised that Ariel hasn't responded as weapons of Caucasian and Transcaucasian regions are one of his key fields of interest.
This seems to me a very nice interpretation of the quaddara's from either Azerbijian or Armenia, and not partcularly old. The mark, and specifically its location above the fullers, seems also interpretative of the six pointed Star of Solomon. It seems like this is fairly commonly seen on these, and I dont believe it is a makers mark.
Kindjhals are actually a double edged weapon. For a moment I thought this was a bebut, but apparantly the bebut blade, similarly shaped is actually slightly curved.
I look forward to other observations, and hope those more familiar with these might respond.

All best regards,
Jim

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=ashura
This is an older thread by Kirill: the most cogent and subtle discussion of the origins of Qaddara.
The one in question in this thread looks newer to me and Iranian in origin, rather than Caucasian. I cannot ID the mark, unfortunately; it likely holds the key. However, the configuration of the fullers and the metal decorations of the handle push me to the "Iranian" side of the Arax River.

Just ended
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=008
Very similar, isn't it?