Curved Kinjal ? Any good ?

[Jim McDougall]

I was with ya on that Spiral and I think you did make a good point, those bayonets were a good source for blades for quite a few locally fabricated weapons. It is interesting that the same thing happened in the U.S. during the Civil War, and many bayonets were fabricated into everything from hunting knives and sidearms, same thing in Mexico.
All the best,
Jim

[katana]

Refering to Stone's Glossary ....I appreciate that some of his ideas are inaccurate.....I found under 'Kindjal' a pic of a curved example. The construction (of a kindjal) fits my example ie

He writes...
...Occasionally the blades are curved.....The hilts are straight in the grip with broad pommels and an enlargement of nearly the same size and shape next to the handle. The grips are often of two pieces of horn rivetted to the flat tang.....The scabbards are covered with leather..

So the question is ....is the knife a jambiya or a kindjal based on the design of a jambiya ? The blade is quality steel, something, a number of jambiyas seem to lack