Title: Dagger (Kindjal) with Sheath
Object type: Dagger (Kindjal) with sheath
Date: ca. 1840–50
Culture: Caucasian, possibly northern Dagestan
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, niello
Dimensions: L. with sheath 23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm); L. of sheath 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4.8 oz. (589.7 g); Wt. of sheath 12 oz. (340.2 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Geography: Country of Origin    Caucasus      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY