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Caucasian kindjal Long Caption: Caucasian kindjal, probably owned by Lieutenant-General Sir Archdale Wilson (1803-1868). The hilt is a shaped, 'all-through' tang has, applied to each side, a plaque of ivory (or perhaps bone) which is secured to its partner, through the tang, by three brass rivets more or less equally spaced longitudinally. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1454 Artist: unknown Date: 19th century Medium: ivory or bone; brass; steel; wood; white metal; goat or donkey skin Size: 25 mm x 655 mm x 55 mm; 470 mm x 48 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.