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Collectible Firearms and Edged WeaponsKristopher Gasior and Kasia Matuszewska-GasiorP.O. Box 8327 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-8327 USATelephone/FAX# (540) 374-8124 (orders only!)KGasior@aol.com(All the emails with attachments or pictures sent to our email addresses are deleted due to the computer virus epidemic). |
Shipping Terms: We ship daggers by USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation. We charge standard shipping fee of $10 for the first ordered dagger, and $5 for each additional one. The above rates are valid only in the continental USA. International shipping is available at the cost. We take credit cards, checks and money orders. We also accept Western Union and MoneyGram transfers. |
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DESCRIPTION: This decorative, large size Albanian dagger was manufactured for a commercial, or tourist market. Solid, cast hilt in oriental style. Crudely manufactured blade is decorated with some geometrical motifs. The scabbard is elaborately decorated with crest of Albania and some symbolic motifs. CONDITION: Fine. The grip and scabbard are solid, with no cracks and/or dents. The blade shows some surface patina. Overall length: 20 inch. Blade length: 12 inch. |
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DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century large Balkan fighting/ceremonial dagger. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of daggers in 19th century. Hilt is overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade with some typical for the region maker's symbolic markings, "kilij and dagger". Complete with brass over wood scabbard with nice floral-style decoration. Large Bosnian daggers are difficult to find. CONDITION: Fine+. All original with no restorations. The hilt and the scabbard are solid without any cracks. The blade is very sharp and displays some dark stains and minor nicks on its edge. The brass covering of wooden scabbard shows numerous dents, dings and handling marks. Very attractive, large Bosnian dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 18 inch. Blade length: 12.5 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168). |
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DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century Balkan fighting/ceremonial dagger. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of daggers in 19th century. Hilt is overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade. Complete with brass over wood scabbard with nice floral-style decoration. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. The hilt and the scabbard are solid without any cracks. The blade is very sharp and displays some dark stains. Very attractive Bosnian dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 11.50 inch. Blade length: 6.5 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168). |
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DESCRIPTION: Very interesting 19th century Balkan knife and fork. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The blade of the knife displays following markings, "SARAJEVO 1896". Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of items in 19th century. Hilts of the fork and knife are overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade of the knife. The fork displays some silver inlaid decoration. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. Very attractive Bosnian knife and fork! Overall length of the knife is 8.5 inch. The fork is 7 inch long. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168). |
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DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century Balkan fighting/ceremonial dagger. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of daggers in 19th century. Hilt is overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade. One side of the blade displays motif of "Kilij" (Turkish saber), that could be a maker mark. Complete with brass over wood scabbard with nice floral-style decoration. CONDITION: Very good. All original with no restorations. There is a piece of bone missing on the right side of the grip (please, see pictures). Brass on the scabbard displays couple of cracks. Very attractive Bosnian dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 11.50 inch. Blade length: 6.5 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168). |
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DESCRIPTION: Attractive, large Tibetan dagger. Nice, rather heavy single edge fullered blade with no markings. Interesting hilt featuring a combination of bone and hardwood grips with steel and brass fittings. Steel over wood scabbard pierced with scrolls of traditional pattern. CONDITION: Fine+. The blade shows some light sharpening marks. The scabbard is solid with no cracks. The grips are in very good condition. Light handling marks on the wooden grip. Overall length: 16 inch, blade length: 9 inches. (Ref. "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p.393). |
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DESCRIPTION: Attractive set of two Tibetan daggers/knives, most likely from early 20th century. Nice single edge blades are in full polish. Dark, wooden grips with Eastern silver fitting. Leather over wood scabbard with Eastern silver fittings displaying scrolls of traditional pattern. CONDITION: Excellent. Overall length in scabbard: 11.5 inches. |
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DESCRIPTION: Attractive Tibetan dagger from probably turn of the 19/20th century. Nice single edge fullered blade with some decorative brass inlays. Eastern silver wire bound grip. Small beaded oval cross guard. Eastern silver over wood scabbard pierced with scrolls of traditional pattern. CONDITION: Fine. Overall length: 9 inches, blade length: 6 inches. (Ref. "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p.390).). |
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DESCRIPTION: National dagger of Burma, also used in several of the nearby countries. Guardless hilt and a slightly curved, single edged plain blade. Profusely decorated silver covered wooden scabbard. One-piece ivory grip. CONDITION: Fine. Overall length in scabbard: 12.75 inches. Blade length: 7.25 inches. (Stone, p.206). |
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DESCRIPTION: Very old Celebes Klewang. Good quality, single edged multi-fullered straight watered steel blade. Elaborately carved foliate horn pommel. No scabbard. CONDITION: Overall in very good condition. The blade is covered by heavy brown patina. The edge shows couple of minor nicks. The horn grip shows one aging crack. Overall length: 31.5 inch. Blade length: 26 inch. (Stone p.362/9, Lyle p.42) |
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DESCRIPTION: Kurdish 19th/early 20th century dagger. This is a typical Kurdistan dagger from the area which is, at the present day, northern Iraq. Dark wood hilt. Double edged blade with light engraving on both sides. Complete with brass over wood scabbard. The scabbard is decorated with floral motifs. CONDITION: Good. One ring with the attachment is broken off and missing from the scabbard. The tip of the scabbard is also broken off and missing. All original with no restorations. Some dark stains on the blade. Overall length in scabbard: 14.25 inch. Blade length: 9 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 95). |
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DESCRIPTION: Good quality Marsh Arab 19th/early 20th century Jambiya dagger from southern Iraq. Hilt is overlaid with one-piece horn (rhino?) with silver base of the grip. Double edged plain blade. Complete with silver over wood scabbard. The scabbard is decorated with floral motifs and with some semi-precious blue stones. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. Some dark stains on the blade. The blue stones are missing from the grip silver base. Couple of age hairline cracks to the horn grip. Very attractive Marsh Arab Jambiya! Overall length in scabbard: 15.5 inch. Blade length: 9 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 96). |
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DESCRIPTION: Kurdish 19th/early 20th century dagger. This is a typical Kurdistan dagger from the area which is, at the present day, northern Iraq. Hilt is overlaid with one-piece horn. Double edged plain blade. Complete with leather over wood scabbard with steel furniture and horn drag. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. Some dark stains on the blade. Small piece of wood missing from the upper part of the scabbard. Small chip to the horn drag. Overall length in scabbard: 17 inch. Blade length: 9 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 95). |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce 19th Century Moroccan straight blade Janwi dagger. The style of the dagger is indigenous to Morocco, although some authors believe that Janwi was inspired by European daggers with straight blade. The term, "Janwi" could be a linguistic corruption of the name of Italian town, Genoa, a well know center of edged weapons production. One piece camel bone hilt. Double edged blade with some floral motifs. The blade may be of European origins, as it was most likely converted from European dagger, or a broken sword. Complete with wooden scabbard covered with green fabric and brass fittings decorated with oriental style motifs. The upper scabbard fitting has black finish. The lower fitting has polished brass finish. The style of the decorative motifs is also slightly different on the scabbard fittings. CONDITION: Good+. The camel bone hilt shows some surface cracks. The blade is very sharp and displays some dark stains and minor nicks on its edge. The scabbard is solid, without any cracks. The brass covering of wooden scabbard shows some dents, dings and handling marks. Large Moroccan Janwi daggers are more difficult to find than koumaya jambiya daggers. Overall length in scabbard: 18.5 inch. Blade length: 13 inch. (Ref.: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 31). |
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DESCRIPTION: Good quality Moroccan late 19th/early 20th century koummya jambiya dagger.Wooden hilt with silver/brass fittings. Double edged blade. The blade is slightly curved, and is free of any decorations and markings. Complete with brass over wood scabbard decorated with silver in floral motifs. CONDITION: Fine. The blade displays some tool marks from sharpening and some darker spots of light rust. The blade would be very nice if repolished professionally. Overall length in scabbard: 15.75 inch. Blade length: 7.5 inch. (Stone p.313, also: "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p.28). |

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DESCRIPTION: In Polish language. Very detailed presentation of the Polish officer daggers. Many black and white photographs and drawings. Well researched. Standard reference book for collector of Polish officers daggers. New. Soft Cover. 56 pages. Out of print, published in Warsaw, Poland in 1991. Shipping in the USA: $4.50. |
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DESCRIPTION: Beautiful 19th century Caucasian/Cossack men's belt! Natural color high quality leather with elaborately decorated six silver niello fittings. The belt was an essential part of the Caucasian dress. The pistols and kindjals were usually attached to the belt in the society where every man was a warrior. No maker's signature is present on the silver fittings. Similar style belts were manufactured and used in both, Chechnia and Dagestan. This type of belt was also used by Russian Cossacks. CONDITION: Fine. The leather is still soft and flexible. The silver fittings are well preserved. Very attractive Caucasian belt! (Ref. "Chechen Arms" , by Isa Askhabov, pp.102-133 and pp.167-169). |
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DESCRIPTION: This early decorative kindjal was probably manufactured for a Russian commercial market, and most likely, it was intended to be a souvenir, or a gift. It is of much higher quality than seen in recently manufactured kindjals. The hilt and scabbard are elaborately decorated with floral ornaments on the gold plated background. Both, the hilt and scabbard are made out of wood, and are covered with German silver plates. Double edged straight blade with two central fullers on each side. No maker's signature is present on the blade. CONDITION: Low excellent. The blade is clean with only light sharpening marks. The grip and scabbard are solid, with no cracks. The scabbard shows some minor dings and dents. The tip of the scabbard's was resoldered. Very attractive decorative kindjal! Overall length: 18.50 inch. Blade length: 13.75 inch. |
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DESCRIPTION: 19th Century Caucasian Kindjal. Brown color horn grips, secured by three iron studs. Wooden scabbard covered with black leather with iron fittings. Double edged straight blade with one fuller on each side. The blade shows interesting machining and polishing (please, see pictures). A piece of old paper is glued to the back of the hilt. CONDITION: Very good-. The blade is very clean. The grip is solid without any cracks. The leather on the scabbard is partially worn. There is also some wear to the wooden construction of the scabbard. Overall length: 19 inch. Blade length: 13 inch. (Ref. "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p.190). |
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DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th Century Caucasian Kindjal. Walrus ivory hilt, secured by silver niello decorated plates. Wooden scabbard covered with black leather with silver fittings. The upper scabbard fitting shows matching silver niello decoration. The lower scabbard fitting does not show any decorations. Double edged straight blade with one central fuller on each side. There are typical magical motifs on the blade, a moon and two suns. CONDITION: Very good. The blade is clean with no sharpening marks. The grip and scabbard are solid, with no cracks, but they do show some light handling marks. The middle stud on the hilt is loose. Some light wear to the leather on the scabbard. The ball at the tip of the scabbard is missing. The lower scabbard fitting does not show niello decoration, which may indicate that it was replaced long time ago. Very attractive Caucasian kindjal! Overall length: 13.50 inch. Blade length: 18 inch. (Ref. "Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul" , by Anthony C. Tirri, p.190). |
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DESCRIPTION: This decorative, large size kindjal was probably manufactured for a commercial, or tourist market. It is of much higher quality than usually seen in recently manufactured kindjals. This style of kindjal is usually identified with western Georgia. The hilt and scabbard are elaborately decorated with floral ornaments on the gold plated background. Both, the hilt and scabbard are made out of wood, and are covered with steel or German silver plates. Double edged straight blade with three central fullers on each side. The hilt and a tip of the scabbard are covered with decorative brass wire. CONDITION: Near mint. The blade is clean with no sharpening marks. The grip and scabbard are solid, with no cracks and/or dents. Very attractive kindjal! Overall length: 19.75 inch. Blade length: 13.50 inch. (Ref.: "Oruzhie Narodov Kavkaza" , by E. Astvatzaturian, p. 153). |
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DESCRIPTION: Beautiful 19th century Ottoman silver dagger. Falcon-shaped ivory hilt. Single edged blade with gold koftgari decoration at its base. Complete with silver over wood scabbard with nice floral-style decoration. The scabbard shows some supposedly Greek alphabet wording (most of the sword and dagger makers at the time were illiterate, and the letters usually do not make any sense). CONDITION: Excellent. All original condition. The blade is beautifully preserved with the koftgari decoration intact. The blade was most likely acid treated at one time to bring the damascus pattern, which was clearly not there... The ivory hilt shows a couple of hairline cracks. The scabbard is free of any dents and dings. Very attractive and scarce Ottoman silver dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 13.75 inch. Blade length: 7 inch. |
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DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century Ottoman silver dagger. Falcon-shaped hilt is overlaid with solid silver decorated with floral motifs. Single edged plain blade. Complete with fabric and silver over wood scabbard with nice floral-style decoration. Dragon-head shaped tip of the scabbard. CONDITION: Fine. All original condition. The tip of the scabbard displays signs of resoldering. The blade may have been slightly shortened. Very attractive and scarce Ottoman silver dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 15.50 inch. Blade length: 7 inch. |
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DESCRIPTION: In Russian language. This is one of the best book on Turkish weapons ever published in any language! The work covers many aspects of Turkish arms and armor, with detailed description of discussed artifacts. Many unique examples of Turkish arms and armor are described and illustrated. Hundreds of quality color pictures. Great reference book for a collector of Turkish weapons! The book is used, but still in very good condition. Hard cover. Dimensions: 10.5×8. 336 pages. Published by Atlant, St.Petersburg, Russia in 2002. One copy only. Shipping in the USA: $4.50. |
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DESCRIPTION: High quality 19th century Islamic dagger from West Africa, most likely from Senegal. Dark wood hilt with steel and brass fittings. Curved, double edged blade with light engraving on both sides. The lower part of the blade is nicely pierced in three lines and is covered with brass engraved with decorative ornaments. Complete with leather scabbard. The scabbard is decorated in matching motifs. CONDITION: Fine. The blade is nice and clean with one minor nick to its edge and light sharpening marks. The leather scabbard shrunk to the point that it would be difficult to put the dagger back without causing some damage. All original with no restorations. Very elegant Islamic dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 14.50 inch. Blade length: 10 inch. |
To inquire about purchasing any of these items, or obtain more information, please contact:Collectible Firearms and Edged WeaponsKristopher Gasior and Kasia Matuszewska-GasiorP.O. Box 8327 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-8327 USATelephone/FAX# (540) 374-8124 (orders only!)KGasior@aol.com(All the emails with attachments or pictures sent to our email addresses are deleted due to the computer virus epidemic).Please report any problems to KGasior@aol.com |