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11th May 2007, 03:01 AM
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Really Big Jambiya For Comment
This seems to be a nice one and well constructed to. The hilt could be rhino horn?
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11th May 2007, 11:03 AM
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Location: Kernersville, NC, USA
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I can't wait to see more of this one! Outstanding.
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11th May 2007, 04:58 PM
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Location: Santa Barbara, California
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the hilt looks like wood...
From here. Rhino horn has a clearly fibrous structure. I think that there may have been a thread on it, and there was definitely and article.
Very outstanding piece! and very unusual. Another thread about a month ago showed something like this. |
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11th May 2007, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Haifa, Israel
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An early type
Nice find Lew. This is an early type. probably mid to late 19 C. I have seen very few of those. Mine is without a scabbard but with the silver pommel cover. i will mail photos tomorrow. I think a similar one is shown in Elgood book but I do not have it in front of me now.
If you ever get tired of this one... |
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11th May 2007, 11:27 PM
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Artzi
If I ever decide to sell it you will be the first one I call  Btw Artzi you are the one who got me hooked on jambiyas in the first place   Lew |
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16th May 2007, 06:14 AM
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Location: East Coast USA
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The jambiya arrived today and it's a beauty. The hilt turned out not to rhino but still a great piece
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