Original Imperial Russian WWI M1907 "Bebut" Artillery Kindjal Short Sword with Matching Scabbard - Dated 1914 Antique Percussion Firearms Years of Manufacture: 1880s

Years of Manufacture: 1880s

Warrant Officer Shoulder board in the box

The pad itself has moth damage

likely for a manufacture date of May 1940

The bottom still retains the original label:

Original Imperial Russian WWI M1907 "Bebut" Artillery Kindjal Short Sword with Matching Scabbard - Dated 1914 Antique Percussion Firearms Years of Manufacture: 1880sOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 lovely Imperial Russian WWI Kindjal, known as the "Bebut" Artillery Model 1907, is a bit