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Physical description
Hilt form: Caucasian style - very small and short waisted two-piece black painted wood grip secured to tang by three steel rivets. On obverse the rivets on pommel and nearest blade have high cone and decoratively lobed heads.
Blade form: double-edged blade tapering to unusual narrow recurved point. A single narrow and deep fuller is formed on each side.
Blade finish: bright steel.
History note
Association - related items: for other kindjal-style weapons see WEA/771, WEA/773, WEA/1196, WEA/1239 and WEA/1240
Inscription
inscription & mark stamped blade (right face) one word in Cyrillic characters flanked by two six-pointed stars
