Persian jambiya or khanjar - wootz

Valjhun · 22nd May 2009, 07:28 PM

Recently, I've got thisone. Nice, isn't it? What do you think?

ALEX · 22nd May 2009, 08:45 PM

Yes, very nice. I like the walrus hilt - has a nice patina on it. I did not like the inlay at first. The geometrical pattern like this is known on Qajar jambiyas (This is not a writing, but a decoration). But this one is ok, and also has an inlayed date: 120=1120, which is 1708. As this is a typical Qajar jambiya, i.e. late 18th/19th Century, the date does not match it, so I doubt this is an actual year, and could be a later attempt to impress with an earlier date.
Nice jambiya! Congrats!

TVV · 23rd May 2009, 12:38 AM

Cannot add much except also write: very nice, congratulations!

Valjhun · 23rd May 2009, 07:40 PM

Thank you!

What characters indicates the date??

TVV · 23rd May 2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Valjhun

Thank you!

What characters indicates the date??

Fourth picture from the top, lower pat of the blade, outside of the rest of the inlay.

Jens Nordlunde · 23rd May 2009, 09:48 PM

I read the year to be 1250 HA meaning 1834 AD - but I am not a specialist on Arabian numbers - am I wrong?

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22nd May 2009, 08:45 PM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Yes, very nice. I like the walrus hilt - has a nice patina on it. I did not like the inlay at first. The geometrical pattern like this is known on Qajar jambiyas (This is not a writing, but a decoration). But this one is ok, and also has an inlayed date: 120=1120, which is 1708. As this is a typical Qajar jambiya, i.e. late 18th/19th Century, the date does not match it, so I doubt this is an actual year, and could be a later attempt to impress with an earlier date. Nice jambiya! Congrats!

23rd May 2009, 12:38 AM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Cannot add much except also write: very nice, congratulations!

23rd May 2009, 07:40 PM	#4
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Thank you! What characters indicates the date??

23rd May 2009, 09:48 PM	#6
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I read the year to be 1250 HA meaning 1834 AD - but I am not a specialist on Arabian numbers - am I wrong?