Wootz Kama for comment

Lew · 1st February 2005, 07:46 PM

Hi Teodor

I am not that knowlegable when it comes to the subject of kamas and kindjals but my guess is early to mid 19th century for both and they are most probably of Persian origin (Iranian)? Ariel might be able to shed more light on both their origins and age.

Lew

Rivkin · 2nd February 2005, 04:23 AM

Actually it's interesting that the first one has more of an iranian fuller, and the second one has a pancaucasian off-centered fuller, fullers probably form the angle with kindjal's median line, and converge around the point (they are supposed to be off-centered towards different edges at both sides ?).

Hilts are quite generic and can be theoretically anything - Dagestan, Georgia, Armenia, Iran. If it's of interest to the public I can look up my catalogue of hilts and see if I'll find something like this.

1st February 2005, 07:46 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Teodor I am not that knowlegable when it comes to the subject of kamas and kindjals but my guess is early to mid 19th century for both and they are most probably of Persian origin (Iranian)? Ariel might be able to shed more light on both their origins and age. Lew

2nd February 2005, 04:23 AM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Actually it's interesting that the first one has more of an iranian fuller, and the second one has a pancaucasian off-centered fuller, fullers probably form the angle with kindjal's median line, and converge around the point (they are supposed to be off-centered towards different edges at both sides ?). Hilts are quite generic and can be theoretically anything - Dagestan, Georgia, Armenia, Iran. If it's of interest to the public I can look up my catalogue of hilts and see if I'll find something like this.