Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Signed Blade & Silver Mounted Scabbard with Niello - Horn Grip - Circa 1850 ERA The handle is quite nice

The handle is quite nice

surpassing the record set by the French Sixth Army on 1 July 1916

against Japanese suicide attacks

There is no sweatband

and there is definitely powder burn around the nipple affecting the barrel and stock

Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Signed Blade & Silver Mounted Scabbard with Niello - Horn Grip - Circa 1850 ERA The handle is quite niceOriginal Item: One Only. A kindjal (translated from the Russian ) is a double edged dagger often with a single off set groove on each face of the blade. The shape of the weapon is similar to the ancient Greek Xiphos, the Roman Gladius, or the Scottish dirk; and has been used as a secondary weapon in Georgia and the Caucasus since ancient times. This example is old, and not for decoration but for use in battle, and has a fantastic patina overall. It is