Child scarf
| Child scarf | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Designations: | Kanjal, Kindjal, Kinschal, Cossack dagger |
| Use: | Weapon, cultural object |
| Creation time: | circa 17th century |
| Working time: | until now |
| Region of origin / author: |
Caucasus |
| Distribution: | Russia |
| Overall length: | up to approx. 60 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 8 cm - 45 cm, varying |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, plastic, ivory |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Kindschal (Kanjal, Kindjal, Kinschal) is the traditional dagger of the Circassians and some Caucasian equestrian tribes .
history
The child scarf was developed as a weapon by the mounted tribes of the Caucasus . They were so anchored in the culture that they were also worn with military uniforms. The children's scarf is very similar to the Georgian quama and is, in fact, the same weapon. The children's scarf is still worn today with the Circassian costume.
description
The children's scarf has a straight, double-edged blade with a hollow path that runs from the handle to the point where the blade tapers towards the point (tip). Other versions have a double hollow path that begins a few centimeters after the base of the blade and extends to the tip. With some, the hollow path does not run in the middle, but offset from it. The blade shape is also different. Most blades are straight, but there are also many that have a slightly curved blade. The children's scarf has no guard . The handle scales are usually made of wood or horn. The sheaths are made of wood, which is covered with leather or metal. The front is finely worked, in contrast to the back, which is often kept very simple and almost unworked. The length of the children's scarf blade varies between about 8 cm and 45 cm.
See also
literature
- Eduard Wagner : cutting and stabbing weapons. 2nd edition, Verlag Werner Dausien, Hanau 1985, ISBN 978-3-7684-1598-9 , page 90.
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint).
- Diagram Group: The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to the 21st Century. St. Martin's Griffin Publishing House, 2007, ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6 .
- John Ure: The Cossacks: an illustrated history. Overlook Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-58567-138-0 .
