Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Signed Blade & Silver Mounted Scabbard with Niello - Horn Grip - Circa 1850 ERA This stamped sheet steel construction

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains around 95% of the original Luftwaffe gray-blue paint and is in excellent condition overall

The handle is quite nice

showing some evidence of peppering on the exterior

There is no sweatband

and there is definitely powder burn around the nipple affecting the barrel and stock

Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Signed Blade & Silver Mounted Scabbard with Niello - Horn Grip - Circa 1850 ERA This stamped sheet steel constructionOriginal Item: One Only. A kindjal (translated from the Russian ) is a double edged dagger often with a single off set groove on each face of the blade. The shape of the weapon is similar to the ancient Greek Xiphos, the Roman Gladius, or the Scottish dirk; and has been used as a secondary weapon in Georgia and the Caucasus since ancient times. This example is old, and not for decoration but for use in battle, and has a fantastic patina overall. It is