Large Caucasian Kindjal Dagger, 19th Century

Antique Caucasian Kindjal Dagger with Bone and Horn grip plates, double edged wide blade with an offset fuller to either side. 23" L, blade 17 3/4" L Excellent. The Kindjal has its origins in the late 18th century. Although similar straight daggers were used by Caucasians in ancient times, they eventually lost their popularity and gave way to curved daggers, similar to ones found in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Based on archeological evidence, the Kindjal itself dates from roughly the late 18th century. By the mid-19th century, it had achieved wide popularity and was carried by almost everyone in most parts of the Caucasus. In the 19th century, the production of Kindjals was at a high level in the South Caucasus. Tbilisi was especially distinguished and well-known, from where such tools ...