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Old 17th January 2011, 01:14 PM   #1
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Default simple jambya

Somehow my first attempt writing this post went wrong... so here is a 2nd try...

I recently obtained a rather simple Jambya. Handle is supposed to be horn; the monosteel blade sports a nice edge geometry. It somehow contrasts with these highly embellished pieces, but show lots of good craftmanship.

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Old 17th January 2011, 02:20 PM   #2
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A nice simple Kurdish jambiya congrats.
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Old 17th January 2011, 06:59 PM   #3
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quite a few 'simple' kurdish jambiyah turn out to be wootz
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Old 17th January 2011, 11:25 PM   #4
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I agree all over. Do a simple etch and find out if it is worth a professional polish.
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Old 18th January 2011, 10:23 AM   #5
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Thanks for the usefull comments. I'll give it a try and will let you know if it is wootz or not...
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Old 24th March 2015, 05:26 PM   #6
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was it?

i recently bought a kurdish jambiyah that turned out to be a wootz blade with a plain wooden grip.

p.s. - was researching jambiyah for info on another arabian type & found this one i thought worth ressurecting.
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