KINJAL for comments

Skarts_ss · 13th September 2018, 03:14 PM

Hi all,
i bought this dagger recently. It looks like a Kinjal. length is 35 cm weight with scabbard 200 gr. I was told that it comes from Pontus area... but i dont know. Any info appreciated.

Skarts_ss · 13th September 2018, 04:19 PM

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ariel · 14th September 2018, 01:20 AM

Yes, a Turkish one.
The Trabzon area is full of islamized Georgians: Lazes, Meskhetis, some Adjars.
Turkey and Georgia fought one war after another ( Ottomans usually won), and it is possible that the idea of Kindjal came to the Caucasus from down south.

Yours is likely to be early 20th century.

13th September 2018, 03:14 PM	#1
Skarts_ss Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47	KINJAL for comments Hi all, i bought this dagger recently. It looks like a Kinjal. length is 35 cm weight with scabbard 200 gr. I was told that it comes from Pontus area... but i dont know. Any info appreciated. Attached Images

13th September 2018, 04:19 PM	#2
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14th September 2018, 01:20 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Yes, a Turkish one. The Trabzon area is full of islamized Georgians: Lazes, Meskhetis, some Adjars. Turkey and Georgia fought one war after another ( Ottomans usually won), and it is possible that the idea of Kindjal came to the Caucasus from down south. Yours is likely to be early 20th century.