Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Silver Mounted Scabbard - circa 1850 81mm Mortar Waterloo model weapons of Prussian

Waterloo model weapons of Prussian origin are incredibly hard to find today

is very sturdy and high quality with an elaborate locking system ensuring the instrument would be fully protected when not in use

all show minor storage wear and perhaps light corrosion on some of the eyelets and other fittings

most likely used by the Royal Navy for possibly decanting wine

On July 2nd the Combined Chiefs of Staff issued a directive to the CINC Mediterranean to go ahead with ANVIL (renamed DRAGOON) on 15 August

Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Silver Mounted Scabbard - circa 1850 81mm Mortar Waterloo model weapons of PrussianOriginal 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