Description
Two Caucasian daggers (kinjal). Early 20th century Both with a straight steel blade with a central groove. a) The sheath and hilt entirely covered by a silvered sheet chased and engraved with floral patterns, partly enhanced by blackening, b) with a leather sheath fitted with silver with decoration in repoussé, marks of the Transcaucasian regional government, 1908 -1917 and with monogram, the hilt of bone and horn. (2) Length a) 49.3 cm; b) 57.9 cm Provenance Private property, Luxemburg, acquired from Elliott & Snodwen, London, 10.5.1971, lot 141 and 142
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Two Caucasian daggers (kinjal). Early 20th century Both with a straight steel blade with a central groove. a) The sheath and hilt entirely covered by a silvered sheet chased and engraved with floral patterns, partly enhanced by blackening, b) with a leather sheath fitted with silver with decoration in repoussé, marks of the Transcaucasian regional government, 1908 -1917 and with monogram, the hilt of bone and horn. (2) Length a) 49.3 cm; b) 57.9 cm Provenance Private property, Luxemburg, acquired from Elliott & Snodwen, London, 10.5.1971, lot 141 and 142
