Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A LARGE CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY
with broad double-edged blade cut with a long off-set fuller
and decorated with a pair of gold koftgari foliate cartouches
on each side, decorated with three further koftgari foliate
panels on one side, shaped morse grip-scales retained by
three steel rivets, the upper and the lower each with foliate
cap decorated with gold koftgari
62cm; 24I in
£400-500
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY
with broad fullered blade (shortened), decorated on each
side with a pair of gold calligraphic panels and scrollwork,
and shaped morse grip (cracked)
38.7cm; 15D in
£100-150
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A LARGE CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY
with broad blade cut with an off-set fuller on each side,
horn hilt of characteristic form retained by a pair of steel
rivets with cartouche shaped washers, in its original
leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts
decorated with a flower top and bottom; TWO FURTHER
KINDJALS, 19TH CENTURY, the blades decorated with
silver koftgari, and the hilts and scabbards each decorated
en suite; and A SMALL KNIFE
the first: 55cm; 21K in
(4)
£250-300
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