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Circassian (Caucasian) kinjal, late 19th – early 20th century — for illustration

Circassian (Caucasian) kinjal, late 19th – early 20th century — for illustration
Caucasian kinjal, late 19th – early 20th century: straight blade with two fullers, horn hilt, scabbard in niello silver. Not a Kalaushin piece — shown for illustration. According to the family account, Matvei Alekseevich obtained Damascus steel "through Suleimanov" and re-tempered it himself; kinjals "of Kalaus steel" were very highly prized [Roster of A. B. Kalaushin, no. 71].Photo: Worldantiques / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Caucasian kinjal, late 19th – early 20th century: straight blade with two fullers, horn hilt, scabbard in niello silver. Not a Kalaushin piece — shown for illustration. According to the family account, Matvei Alekseevich obtained Damascus steel "through Suleimanov" and re-tempered it himself; kinjals "of Kalaus steel" were very highly prized [Roster of A. B. Kalaushin, no. 71].

Photo: Worldantiques / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Who, where, when

Date
1880–1914

Details

Kind
Object
Held by
Частное собрание; фото — Wikimedia Commons (Worldantiques)
Sources
  • S001 A.B. Kalaushin’s roster Kalaushiny (philippov.spb.ru, version 03.02 of 13 July 2025)
Credit line
Photo: Worldantiques / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Size
1815 × 5272
Class
for comparison

Where it is used

How to cite

“Circassian (Caucasian) kinjal, late 19th – early 20th century — for illustration” — The Kalaushins: a family chronicle, archive. https://kalaushin.com/en/arkhiv/craft-commons-circassian-kindjal-dagger/

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