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21st March 2007, 11:01 AM
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Ottoman is fine
 Do you agree that it is around 1900? And probably the blade earlier? |
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21st March 2007, 01:24 PM
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Isn't id dated " 235"? Likely, 1235 H, ie 1819 Gregorian
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21st March 2007, 07:10 PM
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I agree that the blade is older. Some of the work on the mounts do look newer, done on white metal (nickel silver) from the looks of it.
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21st March 2007, 08:19 PM
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investigation
a true police investigation.
Thank you for your assistance galvano |
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22nd March 2007, 07:36 PM
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nickel silver
hi
battara, nickel silver= 1820 galvano |
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23rd June 2007, 04:21 PM
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Hi all, its a circassian kindjal ( 18th century ) who lives in jordan.
I saw many of them in jordan. |
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23rd June 2007, 07:02 PM
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I am with Yannis on this one. The fittings look Balkan to me, and later to the blade. To me it looks like it might have been recently restored, as there are skilled craftsmen in Bulgaria and I am sure all other Balkan countries that do such work. I have attached a picture of a kama I have and another picture of a kama from the calendar of a reenactment society, both modern and made by the same bladesmith.
Also, keep in mind that there were plenty of Circassians in the Balkans, relocated there by the Ottomans in the 19th century. Regards, Teodor 
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