WW1 Era Russian / Ottoman Kindjal Short Sword / Long Dagger With Ornate Brass Fittings, Marked ‘B.M. Clifton Damascus’ Possibly A British Or Australian Soldier’s Bring Back After The Capture Of Damascus 1918 & Ornate Scabbard. ED 2413 Knive

WW1 Era Russian / Ottoman Kindjal Short Sword / Long Dagger With Ornate Brass Fittings, Marked ‘B.M. Clifton Damascus’ Possibly A British Or Australian Soldier’s Bring Back After The Capture Of Damascus 1918 & Ornate Scabbard. ED 2413 - ED 2413

The Russian Military Kindjal served the Russian & Ottoman armed forces well into the mid-20th century. It originated in the Georgian Republic of Russia, but was best known as a Cossack weapon. On September 30, 1918, a combined Arab and Australian force arrived in Damascus, Syria, to spearhead its liberation from the Turks during World War I, before British troops arrived the following morning to seal the deal. An instrumental commander in the Allied campaign was T.E. Lawrence, a legendary British soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia. This is an excellent original WW1 era Kindjal short sword / long dagger with scabbard. It has a clean, 12” single double edged, fullered blade and measures 16 ¾” overall. The blade has ‘star’ and line markings on both sides of the blade near to the hilt. The undamaged grips are polished horn. The hilt has ornately tooled mounts in typical kindjal form. The brass grip frame is hand etched on one side with the name ‘B.M. Clifton’ and the reverse ‘Damascus’ possibly indicating that this piece is a British or Australian soldier’s bring back after the capture of Damascus 1918. The kindjal has its original leather covered wood scabbard with steel ball end chape and throat mount with cord ring. The mounts have ornate silvered foliate and geometric line decoration. The price for this interesting piece worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 2413

£575.00