Help for silver and niello kindjal

Andreas · 3rd September 2016, 04:36 PM

I believe this is not a maker’s but a Russian assay mark. The second letter is an И (Cyrillic I). It looks nearly identical to the mark of assayer A. Inozemtsev of Novocherkassk , but he was, apparently at least, active between 1844-1847. There should normally be in addition a maker’s mark and perhaps a town mark. Comments from members versed in Russian hallmarks would be very welcome.
Andreas

Miguel · 4th September 2016, 07:02 PM

Hi Stelio,

Very nice Kindjal thanks for sharing. It is very similar in style to the Turkish Trabzon kindjal but the decoration and marks show it to be probably Georgian as stated by Ariel. Andreas is spot on with the name of the assayer. Anyway it is a very nice piece. Does it have a scabbard as they sometimes carry marks.
Regards
Miguel

3rd September 2016, 04:36 PM	#1
Andreas Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ionian Islands, Greece Posts: 96	I believe this is not a maker’s but a Russian assay mark. The second letter is an И (Cyrillic I). It looks nearly identical to the mark of assayer A. Inozemtsev of Novocherkassk , but he was, apparently at least, active between 1844-1847. There should normally be in addition a maker’s mark and perhaps a town mark. Comments from members versed in Russian hallmarks would be very welcome. Andreas Attached Images

4th September 2016, 07:02 PM	#2
Miguel Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 584	Hi Stelio, Very nice Kindjal thanks for sharing. It is very similar in style to the Turkish Trabzon kindjal but the decoration and marks show it to be probably Georgian as stated by Ariel. Andreas is spot on with the name of the assayer. Anyway it is a very nice piece. Does it have a scabbard as they sometimes carry marks. Regards Miguel