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..., an ensemble which is still worn by Cossacks today. Gold gilt kindjal dagger. Item 29-8560 The kindjal – a dagger-like weapon– was designed for close hand to hand combat with its double-edged, broad
blade......Russian Cossack example we have is equally beautiful, and one assumes, brutally efficient. This kindjal boasts fine granulated gold and silver nielo inlay on the hilt and a well forged
blade with deep......and scabbard of bronze inlaid with a silver vine motif. Crafted in the jambiya style, this knife has a double-edged, curved
blade and is meant to be worn on a belt, with a metal loop integrated into the design...
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[from Resource Library] 12/28/2010
.... Nephrite jade has a more milky appearance and can be scratched by a knife
blade. Jadeite possesses a rich coloration, a translucent, almost glowing quality, and is harder than steel...
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[from Glossary]
.... The kindjal's broad, double-edged
blade was well suited as a close combat weapon. Kingwood A Brazilian wood, also called violet wood from the color of its markings, used in fine cabinetwork...
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[from Resource Library] 12/29/2010
.... A flick of the wrist reveals the stiletto
blade hidden within this bone and malacca "flicker" cane....
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[from Resource Library] 12/28/2010
.... Nephrite jade has a more milky appearance and can be scratched by a knife
blade. Jadeite possesses a rich coloration, a translucent, almost glowing quality, and is harder than steel...
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[from Resource Library] 04/24/2009
...and even guns. Some particularly sinister sticks were those outfitted with retractable razor
blades and spikes along the shaft. It would be virtually impossible to expound on every type of system cane created......patented in 1883 and aptly named "La Terrible" contained three sets of double razor
blades that emerged from its painted metal shaft ripping the hands of anyone trying to grab it. This cane along with two....... Sword canes are, as the name suggests, long
blades hidden in the shaft of a cane. The primary value of these sticks more than likely is derived from the
blade as opposed to the cane itself. High quality...
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