Unknown Silver Caucasian 40 cm- Dagger with Scabbard

Russian Nielloed silver Caucasian 40 cm- dagger with scabbard Materials: scabbard and handle – silver, inlayed with niello blade – hard sharp metal. Marked with Cyrillic initials on a scabbard: Б.А. 925 + two silver marks besides, which are hard to read. Length of the dagger in scabbard: 16.25 inches = 40.6 cm Length of the dagger: 14.5 inches = 36.2 cm Similar dagger was sold at Sotheby’s, on Oct 19th, 2004, at Rockefeller Center, New York for $16,730 USOrigin: made by master in Kubachi – DagestanKubachi (Russian: Кубачи́) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Dakhadayevsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,060.[5]Provenance: From private collection of Russian immigrants.Exported By ExportYourStore

• Country//Region Of Manufacture:Russian Federation
• Country/Region Of Manufacture:Russian Federation