Khanjali (Georgian: ხანჯალი) also known as a kindjal, is a double-edged dagger used since antiquity in the Caucasus. [1] [2] The shape of the weapon is similar to that of the ancient Roman gladius, the Scottish dirk and the ancient Greek xiphos. Inhabitants of Caucasus have used the Kindjal as a secondary weapon since the 18th ...

Der Kindschal wurde von berittenen Reiterstämmen des Kaukasus als Waffe entwickelt. Sie waren so in der Kultur verankert, dass sie auch zur Militäruniform getragen wurden. Der Kindschal hat große Ähnlichkeit mit dem georgischen Quama und ist genaugenommen die gleiche Waffe. Der Kindschal wird bis heute zur Tracht der Tscherkessen getragen.

A khanjali, also known as a kindjal, is a double-edged dagger used since antiquity in the Caucasus. [1] [2] The shape of the weapon is similar to that of the ancient Roman gladius, the Scottish dirk and the ancient Greek xiphos. Inhabitants of Caucasus have used the Kindjal as a secondary weapon since the 18th century.

2016年3月16日 · 1- A Kindjal (i.e Russian name for daggers) is a qama (kghama to be exact) when it is in Georgia or Chercassia, kindjal in Russia and Russian speaking countires, khanchal in Armenia. Qaddara on the other hand is not a kindjal at all. It is a single edged, longer weapon, native to modern day Iran, originating from Isfahan.

The kindjal is primarily a Caucasian weapon copied from the (rather smaller and generally finer) Georgian qama and is presumably closely related to the Persian quaddara which is usually rather bigger than the kindjal though the latter can vary greatly in …

2012年1月13日 · Kindschals (auch „Kindjal“) wurden nicht seitlich, sondern diagonal vor dem Bauch getragen, sie erinnern in ihrer Form an römische Blankwaffen.

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On the Russian side of the Caucasus mountains, they call it a Kindjal. The plain form of the kindjal is nearly identical to the more richly decorated qama, of Georgia, which remains a point of contention to this day as the Georgians feel they are the rightful originators and bearers of …

2012年12月22日 · I've run across exactly one Kindjal with a bone handle and one with a wooden handle. Kindjal cover a huge geographical area, ranging from Greece all the way north to Russia and, everything in between. There are several different similar swords that are called Kindjal, as well as other names which all tend to get used interchangeably.

A very good example of a 19th Century Caucasian Kindjal Dagger with exceptionally long, multi-fullered blade – and deeply impressed, star-shaped maker’s marks. The hilt is made from black horn with chiselled and intricate steel mounts. The horn grips are …