Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Silver Mounted Scabbard - circa 1850 German Afrikakorp Serial numbers above 1211 are

Serial numbers above 1211 are 1945 manufactured

The open top and light armor made these tank destroyers vulnerable to anything greater than small-arms fire

was in essence the original assault rifle

It was composed of a leather belt

but elements played a small part in the Battle of the Coral Sea (7–8 May 1942) when the 435th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group saw the Japanese fleet gathering in Rabaul area nearly two weeks before the battle actually took place

Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Silver Mounted Scabbard - circa 1850 German Afrikakorp Serial numbers above 1211 areOriginal 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