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A Caucasian Kindjal, A Large Folding Knife, And Two Modern JambiyasThe First Late 19th Century
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £660 inc. premium
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The First Late 19th Century
The First Late 19th Century
The first with sharply tapering double-edged blade cut with an off-set fuller on each side, the hilt and wood-lined scabbard (minor damage) entirely covered in nielloed silver embossed and chased on the outside with scrolling foliage against a stippled ground, the inner sides nielloed with foliage; the second with bright blade cusped and diagonally notched along the top, etched with an Alpine sportsman in a landscape on one side, and signed 'Malteucci Gianni' on the other, and natural staghorn grip with tapering spirally fluted spring-catch along the back; the last each of cast nickel-plated brass (4)
The first 30.7 cm. blade
The first 30.7 cm. blade








