Kinjal info please

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Originally Posted by gp

What makes it Dagestani? Am very eager to learn….herzlich Dank !

The decoration of the fittings - the deep, floral and oriental looking engravings with niello in the surfaces between them - is very typical for that region. Also the blade with simple but elegant fullers can be often seen in combination with dagestani kindjals. At last the kind of craftmanship of the fittings of this piece is very typical for the dagestani town Kubachi. I added a picture of a typical product of this town. Look at details like the tip of the scabbard.
At the end it is like every kind of art - if you know about the characteristics it is possible to identify the origin. Kindjals are often difficult regarding that but in this case it is clear in my opinion.

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Robin