Is this from East Africa, Arabia ... or where?

LJ · 30th May 2014, 09:25 PM

Would anybody like to offer their thoughts on where this knife might have been made? The blade is sharp on the inside curve (the outside edge being 'flat'). The handle is horn, but I don't think it is rhino horn: it is fixed to the tang by two rivets. At the end of the handle a smaller piece of horn is held in place with rivets and a metal plate. The wooden sheath is covered with thin leather: grooves are cut into the wood, and I guess the leather has been pressed into them when wet to create the pattern. A band of string near the tip helps to hold the two halves of the sheath together.

My guess is "somewhere in the Middle East". Possibly the Horn of Africa, or possibly Arabian Peninsula. But then, I could be wrong !

30th May 2014, 09:25 PM	#1
LJ Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 93	Is this from East Africa, Arabia ... or where? Would anybody like to offer their thoughts on where this knife might have been made? The blade is sharp on the inside curve (the outside edge being 'flat'). The handle is horn, but I don't think it is rhino horn: it is fixed to the tang by two rivets. At the end of the handle a smaller piece of horn is held in place with rivets and a metal plate. The wooden sheath is covered with thin leather: grooves are cut into the wood, and I guess the leather has been pressed into them when wet to create the pattern. A band of string near the tip helps to hold the two halves of the sheath together. My guess is "somewhere in the Middle East". Possibly the Horn of Africa, or possibly Arabian Peninsula. But then, I could be wrong ! Attached Images