A kinjal for an officer of the Black Sea Cossacks Circa 1840. Double-edged blade with double fullers on both sides and brass-lined smith's mark on the obverse. Ornamentally nielloed and engraved partly gilt silver handle with two decorative rivets on one side. Shagreen leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts nielloed en suite on the obverse. Blade with minimal signs of corrosion. Length 41 cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 19th, black, century, cossacks, kinjal, officer, sea