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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2010 3:48:24 GMT
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Post by Major, Cory J.~ on Mar 21, 2010 3:50:54 GMT
I can't say as to what they are or how old they are. But hold onto them until you do! I recent found out that I had a 119 year old sword, that I bought for 20 bucks (Canadian dollars), that I sold for 200 American dollars! All thanks to this website and forum.
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Post by randomnobody on Mar 21, 2010 3:58:50 GMT
Well, the one looks like a Russian (or perhaps more properly Caucasian?) kindjal, if I've spelled that right and gotten anywhere near the origin. It might also be a jambiya or something? I get those two confused. I shall google momentarily and report back. The other looks like a very strangely mounted, narrow-bladed...tulwar? I'm hesitant to call it a shamshir or scimitar but tulwar seems right. I can't for the life of me remember exactly the origins of these blades. ...Crap, who was the resident expert on mid-eastern blades, again?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2010 4:49:59 GMT
Kindjal sounds about right for the first one.
As for the second, I'm pretty sure I've seen one of those before in another "identify this" thread, but I can't recall any details.
Just looking at it, though, I think it's a modern-made Indian sword. I have something similar lying around, and the blade and scabbard both resemble mine.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2010 6:23:12 GMT
First looks real, the second is a turist peice...SanMarc,
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Mar 21, 2010 13:09:51 GMT
Xena:
I've got a Windlass Kindjal that looks very, very much like the top blade you displayed. I'm not saying that your version is a Windlass, it could be an original, just that it looks very similar.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2010 17:30:57 GMT
Let's be definite. That first one is a Kindjal. I can't tell how old it is, you'll need an expert.
The second is a tourist saber from India, not valuable.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2010 21:55:06 GMT
Handle on the second is all wrong for a tulwar - I'll agree with the others it's just a tourist saber.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2010 22:27:20 GMT
I'd bet money the first is a Windlass, I've handled a few of this model over the years and that looks exactly like it. They were making this model for over thirty years and only recently changed to the plastic griped one in the Atlanta Cutlery catalog.
The 2nd is a piece that has been imported since the 60's and was originally sold as a wall decoration. You could find themn just about every where. One of the home design trends in the 60's was anything that had to do with history. You'd see these next to maces, various swords, daggers and cast non-working flintlocks and percussion gus in the home decor depts.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2010 2:09:02 GMT
The aging of the wood on the handle says to me it's at LEAST 50 years old. Unlikely to be a windlass. To much gunk and buildup and wear/tear.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2010 3:30:35 GMT
The first one looks very similar to the Windlass kindjal but there are some small differences, so I really can't tell. It's possible it's an antique, or it could just be a pretty old model Windlass. Windlass has been around for a while, I wonder when they first started making Kindjals. Who knows, it could be a 50 year old Windlass, if they made kindjals back then.
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