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Took a risk on this Jambiya from the Yemen. needs restoration on the scabbard. The blade is described as 3mm thick (not including the central ridge) evidence of sharpening but described as 'bluntish' and is 9" long (OAL 13")
The grip seems to have some 'translucence' ....could it be Rhino horn? The leather on the wooden cored scabbard needs repair, uncertain as to whether the hilt / scabbard decoration is silver/white metal/pewter ? This is 'out of my area' .....but is this a reasonable example? Could this be late 19thC to early 20th C ? I would appreciate comments or advice....thank you Regards David |
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(??) rhino horn would no be translucid (??)
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Maybe amber?
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Hi Robert
Amber was my first thaught too. Only i browsed for janbiyyas with such material hilt, but spelling ambar like in Portuguese. Now i see there are amber hilted janbiyyas. So it could well be. Being the case, isn't that an added value ? Fernando |
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Hi Katana
Your jambiya seems circa 1970s-80s the quality is ok for that time period. The silver work is not as nice as the the ones seen prior to 1948. Many of the skilled Yemeni silversmiths were Jewish and most of them immigrated to Israel after 1948. So you do see a decline in over all silverwork quality after that time. As far as the hilt being made of rhino horn you will need to look for those tightly packed fiber bundles at the top of the hilt. Here are two older 19th century ones for comparison the top one is rhino horn. Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 23rd October 2007 at 03:00 PM. |
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Also some rhino horn can be translucent.
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Rhino horn can be translucent & bright in sunlight etc at any age. Depends on the individual horn. Goat,cow or buffalo horn can be translucent to on occasions.
At least it looks like a real blade as well. The amber jambiyas dont seem to be real amber to me. More a plastic resin mix. Spiral |
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