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7th April 2022, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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another kindjal; big rivets and huge final ball
Hello dear members,
I have this kindjal to show you and ask about origin, it is a mix of what seems ''average'' recent work with some fine silver wires ans details. the blade seems good with maker's stamp and what it seems double etched fullers ( I don't think the blade is real damas but...) I saw models like this one time ago with the long and large rivets but I can't find them anymore, with the double fullers, I will say a russian model ? but in the maker's stamp there is a signature in arabic, so more caucasian ? last question about the nielled mounts : hesitate between silver ( low grade ) or made of brass Glad if someone can give me informations or the link for these models Kind regards |
8th April 2022, 06:53 PM | #2 |
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Those are some huge knobs on your qama/kindjal! }|:oP
I'm no expert but I've seen that stamp before on quadarra and qama typically identified as Persian or occasionally as from the Caucasus, such as the one attached (not mine). |
8th April 2022, 07:15 PM | #3 |
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Actually, looking at it again, that's a terrible example. Those stamps look nothing alike. This one, listed as Russian, is perhaps a little closer. It has similarly larger-than-usual decorated rivets and double fullers with scrolling decorations.
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9th April 2022, 08:45 PM | #4 |
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Hello and Thank's a lot Werecow for your comments,
Really nice quaddara ! sadly not yours ( neither mine ) what is uncommon in this kindjal are as you said these large knobs/rivets, 2cm/ 0,8 inches high and a particularly thin but long blade : 3cm/1,2 inches at larger part of the blade and scabbard with this huge final ball, 2,3cm/0,9 inches diameter complex of the owner ? more seriously, a caucasian habit ? from a close geographic area or fashioned sytyle in a period ( glad if we can defin-fix it when !) Kind regards |
10th April 2022, 08:06 AM | #5 |
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Here a foto of a Kama-dagger made in Dagestan. I think it is very similar to the piece in question.
Last edited by corrado26; 10th April 2022 at 08:12 AM. Reason: wrong picture |
16th April 2022, 10:28 PM | #6 | |
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Oh and definitely take everything I say with a huge grain of salt, as I've only been collecting for a couple of years and my knowledge is still pretty limited. |
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