CAUCASUS, 19th century - Lot 277

Lot n° 277
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450 - 600 EUR
CAUCASUS, 19th century - Lot 277
CAUCASUS, 19th century Kindjal dagger. Cut-out, chamfered brown horn handle with escutcheon pommel and two-lug guard. Straight, double-edged blade with six edges and four central gadroons, ending in an acid-etched fleuron. Heel decorated, in gold damascene, with a four-lobed cartouche or two oblong cartouches with remnants of Arabic inscriptions, including an incomplete date [1??3], framed by two long leaves or feathers. Blade length: 45.3 cm - Total length: 61.3 cm. Without scabbard. As is. Wear to the gilding; a few cracks, scratches and knocks to the horn. Our thanks to Madame Mona CLOEST for her attempt to translate the date on the heel of the blade.
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