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Originally Posted by spiral
Excelent & very true comment Ariel.
A fascinating thread indeed.
I dont know if it helps but heres a fewsnippets to add to the pot.
First a couple of silver marks...
I wonder if they are of relevance here I suspect they are?
Secondly. In "cult of the Jambiya" by Schuyler V.R. Camman {1977}
Schuler states several intersting things re. the Yemeni jambiya inc....
Spiral
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Salaams Spiral ~ Did you get a reference for those 2 stamps? One is is identical to the stamp on the subject item at #1 but the other I dont know. I also see stamps on
Recent Jambiya and a new Khanjar by archer. I feel certain that in time we will blow the lid off the subject of Yemeni stamps once that book reference is tracked down
Garner, R. 2003 The maker's mark in Yemeni jewelry. Ornament 26 (4): 38-41.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.