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russel 17th April 2013 11:02 PM
Afar Jile for comment
 
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Am I correct in believing this to be an Afar Jile? I found it listed as a kukri on the eplace and picked it up cheaply.

It isn't large: 12.5" overall; 8" blade.
Can anyone tell me the significance, if any, of the punch marks on the blade? One wild thought I had was symbolic representation of magic squares.

Cheers, Russel

TVV 18th April 2013 11:59 PM
I believe in previous threads this khanjar style was identified as originally from Palestine. Does not look Afar to me in any case.

Regards,
Teodor

Gavin Nugent 19th April 2013 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by TVV
I believe in previous threads this khanjar style was identified as originally from Palestine. Does not look Afar to me in any case.

Regards,
Teodor
I agree with Teodor's assessment.

For viewing of this type of knife in context have a look at this link;

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=holy+land

Gavin


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