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JackBrown1900! · 17th April 2026, 06:35 PM

I have this Kinjal (Bebut dagger?). In my collection. Interesting looking hilt. Hilt represents an animal. There are three Russian proofmarks on the blade and the date '1891' so I know the Kinjal was made around that time (most likely in Dagestan or maybe Tiflis, Georgia?). But it's the etching on the blade I'm having a difficult time translating (Persian Arabic calligraphy? Thuluth of Naskh script?). I entered the script through AI translation and I got: Work of Ahmad and "O Allah". I've read that Praises/invocations from the Koran/hadiths are pretty common for these types of weapons. What do you guys think? Ideas?

17th April 2026, 06:35 PM	#1
JackBrown1900! Member Join Date: Apr 2026 Posts: 2	Caucasian Kinjal Dagger Questions I have this Kinjal (Bebut dagger?). In my collection. Interesting looking hilt. Hilt represents an animal. There are three Russian proofmarks on the blade and the date '1891' so I know the Kinjal was made around that time (most likely in Dagestan or maybe Tiflis, Georgia?). But it's the etching on the blade I'm having a difficult time translating (Persian Arabic calligraphy? Thuluth of Naskh script?). I entered the script through AI translation and I got: Work of Ahmad and "O Allah". I've read that Praises/invocations from the Koran/hadiths are pretty common for these types of weapons. What do you guys think? Ideas? Attached Images