Jambiya for opinion

zelbone · 2nd April 2005, 03:38 AM

I actually have one of those hollow blade jambiya

!

I paid $5 for it on eBay not knowing a thing about jambiyas and knowing that it would be more of a wall-hanger.

Well...you get what you pay for

! It's too embarassing to even hang on the wall

!

Conogre · 2nd April 2005, 03:45 AM

I suspect that's a very nicely made dagger and probably quite sharp as well.
A couple of years ago I had exactly the same reservations as those presented here, thus finally agreed on a private trade and fully expected the two knives to be tourist pieces.
Upon arrival, they were razor sharp with thin, but exquisite blades and I was ecstatic with them.
I subsequently found out that a similar pair had recently sold at Christies for about 1500 lbs and felt VERY guilty over that trade.
We forget that males in the Middle East would not consider going outside in traditional dress without these any more than a CEO would wear a Brooks Brother's suite with a T-shirt.
Mike

tom hyle · 2nd April 2005, 10:09 PM

And that's where we get into newness, if it's not being passed off as oldness, isn't neccessarily a bad thing. I think this is a newish piece that starts this thread, but it looks traditional, and may not be a bad little sword, for the right price, to the right person, etc. I'm intrigued and blown away by the hollow ones; I guess it's kind of like having a bamboo k(e)ris or daito; it still fulfills the cultural requirements of "proper dress"? I'd love to see some of them, actually; I have no idea about them, or how to spot them. They certainly sound pretty cheesy, but I know that a few of the old hollow pressed tin toy swords I've seen would look real cool in a photo, for instance, but were of that almost foil-like thin-ness in person, and with visible pressed seams, etc.....just weird!

Hollow fake daggers; really truly fake in that they aren't really daggers; I've bought a few jambiyas on the internet, actually; I guess I've lucked out. How long do you think this has gone on? Is it a new thing?

2nd April 2005, 03:45 AM	#2
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	I suspect that's a very nicely made dagger and probably quite sharp as well. A couple of years ago I had exactly the same reservations as those presented here, thus finally agreed on a private trade and fully expected the two knives to be tourist pieces. Upon arrival, they were razor sharp with thin, but exquisite blades and I was ecstatic with them. I subsequently found out that a similar pair had recently sold at Christies for about 1500 lbs and felt VERY guilty over that trade. We forget that males in the Middle East would not consider going outside in traditional dress without these any more than a CEO would wear a Brooks Brother's suite with a T-shirt. Mike Attached Images

2nd April 2005, 03:38 AM	#1
zelbone Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: VISAYAS and MINDANAO Posts: 169	I actually have one of those hollow blade jambiya ! I paid $5 for it on eBay not knowing a thing about jambiyas and knowing that it would be more of a wall-hanger. Well...you get what you pay for ! It's too embarassing to even hang on the wall !

2nd April 2005, 10:09 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	And that's where we get into newness, if it's not being passed off as oldness, isn't neccessarily a bad thing. I think this is a newish piece that starts this thread, but it looks traditional, and may not be a bad little sword, for the right price, to the right person, etc. I'm intrigued and blown away by the hollow ones; I guess it's kind of like having a bamboo k(e)ris or daito; it still fulfills the cultural requirements of "proper dress"? I'd love to see some of them, actually; I have no idea about them, or how to spot them. They certainly sound pretty cheesy, but I know that a few of the old hollow pressed tin toy swords I've seen would look real cool in a photo, for instance, but were of that almost foil-like thin-ness in person, and with visible pressed seams, etc.....just weird! Hollow fake daggers; really truly fake in that they aren't really daggers; I've bought a few jambiyas on the internet, actually; I guess I've lucked out. How long do you think this has gone on? Is it a new thing?