15th December 2010, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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Sharing a Yemeni Janbiya
hello Gents,
this is the latest item in my humble collection. A Yemeni Janbiya with inscription on leather that says "Ya Mahbuba" which means : "O beloved" in english. The hilt is horn with Silver? straps. the best thing about this janbiya is the quality of the blade, was surprised to see a decent quality blade on it. sorry about the poor pictures and cant seem to get them uploaded as attachment. A.Alnakkas |
15th December 2010, 05:31 PM | #2 |
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Nice jambiya. The hilt appears to be of rhino horn, but I am curious about the blade - was it made from an old file, or was the cross-hatching at the base applied later?
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15th December 2010, 05:57 PM | #3 | |
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Exactly my thoughts. Looks as though the pattern was added to give the impression of a reused file? |
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15th December 2010, 06:08 PM | #4 |
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hm, can you tell me how a file blade is made? all i know is that they are used for janbiyas and daggers from yemen to syria.
i have a small shibriya with a file blade but its different from this janbiya. also about that pattern, i seen it more then once on janbiyas. |
15th December 2010, 06:19 PM | #5 | |
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When an old file is reused for a dagger blade, the teeth of the file are ground off, but the impression often remains in a pattern of scored lines. Like the crosshatching on your Jambiya. As file steel tended to be good, it was regularly used pre-ww2 for this sort of thing, I guess its possible that the pattern on yours is meant to show at a glance that it's a good blade? I know that file blades were used into the 50s regularly, but I think easier sources were becoming common by then. |
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15th December 2010, 07:22 PM | #6 |
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It's not made from a file I have a few with the same markings. The file work could help create more friction with the scabbard or it is just for decoration?
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16th December 2010, 06:20 AM | #7 | |
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Nice piece by the way Regards Stuart |
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16th December 2010, 03:19 PM | #8 |
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thanks all becoming a Janbiya addict here.. hehe.
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