russian kindjal ,i think ? info very welcome

Oliver Pinchot · 31st December 2014, 06:25 PM

It's in the form of a kindjal, which is not a Russian weapon, but a Caucasian one, originally. The distinction is confused by the fact that we use the Russian term "kindjal" for it, which just means a dagger. In any case, this one is Ottoman. Many Caucasian groups relocated to the Ottoman Empire after 1850. The form became very popular and there are examples dated as late as the 1950s.

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31st December 2014, 06:25 PM	#2
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 465	It's in the form of a kindjal, which is not a Russian weapon, but a Caucasian one, originally. The distinction is confused by the fact that we use the Russian term "kindjal" for it, which just means a dagger. In any case, this one is Ottoman. Many Caucasian groups relocated to the Ottoman Empire after 1850. The form became very popular and there are examples dated as late as the 1950s.