A RUSSIAN HUNTING KINDJAL
TULA FACTORY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of traditional form, the leather scabbard and reeded ivory handle with steel mounts, finely enchased with gold foliate scrolls, the scabbard with a suspension mount and finial, the blade with a monogram ‘MH’ under the crown, apparently unmarked, the blade by the Zlatoust Factory
The dagger 16 in. (41.2 cm.) long, with scabbard
A RUSSIAN HUNTING KINDJAL
TULA FACTORY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of traditional form, the leather scabbard and reeded ivory handle with steel mounts, finely enchased with gold foliate scrolls, the scabbard with a suspension mount and finial, the blade with a monogram ‘MH’ under the crown, apparently unmarked, the blade by the Zlatoust Factory
The dagger 16 in. (41.2 cm.) long, with scabbard