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Lew · 8th February 2011, 05:31 PM

The blade seems to have an armor piercing tip which leads me to think it is Indo Persian rather a than native Arabian blade. I'm sure there was plenty of trade back in the day and some how this blade ended up on a Saudi jambiya.

8th February 2011, 05:31 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	The blade seems to have an armor piercing tip which leads me to think it is Indo Persian rather a than native Arabian blade. I'm sure there was plenty of trade back in the day and some how this blade ended up on a Saudi jambiya.