khanjali
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Khanjali (Abkhaz: Аҩҽы/Кама; Adyghe: къамэ; Avar: Ханжар; Armenian: խանջալ; Azerbaijani: Qəmə/xəncər; Chechen: шаьлта; Dargin: ханжал, Georgian: ხანჯალი; Ingush: шалта; Lezgin: Гапур; Ossetian: Хъама) also known as a kindjal, is a double-edged dagger used in the Caucasus. 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.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Khanjali (Qama)
- Weapon.image
- Dagger (Kindjal) with Sheath MET 36.25.922ab 003july2014.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- Caucasian dagger, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Weapon.type
- Dagger
- Weapon.sheath_type
- wood and leather, brass, gold and silver.
- Weapon.image_size
- 200
- Weapon.origin
- Caucasus
- Weapon.is_bladed
- yes
- Weapon.part_length
- approx.
- Weapon.blade_type
- Straight Double edged, Curved Single edged (Bebut)
- Weapon.hilt_type
- Single-handed swept
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- Kindjal dagger.jpg
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Khanjali (Abkhaz: Аҩҽы/Кама; Adyghe: къамэ; Avar: Ханжар; Armenian: խանջալ; Azerbaijani: Qəmə/xəncər; Chechen: шаьлта; Dargin: ханжал, Georgian: ხანჯალი; Ingush: шалта; Lezgin: Гапур; Ossetian: Хъама) also known as a kindjal, is a double-edged dagger used in the Caucasus. 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.
Such daggers and their scabbards are often highly engraved with gold or silver designs, and sometimes include embedded gemstones. The scabbard will generally feature a ballpoint extension on the tip, and the handle is usually made of materials such as wood or ivory.