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Khanjali
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The khanjali, also known as the kindjal, is a double-edged dagger used in the Caucasus, its shape recalling the ancient Roman gladius, the Scottish dirk and the ancient Greek xiphos. Inhabitants of the Caucasus have carried the kindjal as a secondary weapon since the 18th century.
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