JAMBIYA for COMMENT (Thankyou Santa) - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

27th December 2011, 04:46 PM	#3
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,799	Hi Lofty, Thanks for you nice comment. The blade is definately not 2 piece, but of solid construction. Steel appears of better quality than later jambiya examples. Steve has emailed me and agrees this is from the south coast of Arabia between Yemen and Oman, which of course puts it within easy reach of Indian traders, hence the coins. He describes it as "Bedouin style". Stu

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