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[A.alnakkas]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Excellent! Two more worthy additions to your collection.

Thanks Gene!

Originally Posted by ariel

i was often wondering how was the blade attached to the smaller handle ( on the right). Was the inside of the handle filled with some kind of mastic?
There is an identical one on e-bay now, I asked the owner this question, but he did not deign to reply.
Can you help?

Hello Ariel,

It is inserted between two wooden pieces and lodged inside the hilt. Will try to get day light pictures in the morning tommorow (lighting in my room isnt that great for photo's)

On the back side of the dagger, its inscriped with the makers name "Amal Yousef Paland Futhi Yal" This is not an arabic name so I think its made by a Yemenite Jew.

I also heard that those were mainly used by the Jews of Yemen? At first i thought its just an extra accessory to the Yemeni Janbiya set.

[katana]

The yemini blade looks to be a re-worked file. Often these blades (ex-files) make exceedingly nice and sharp knives...assuming the smith re-tempered the blade correctly. The Omani looks like a Rino horn handle....if you are not certain, post close-ups of the 'end grain' should look like 'orange peel'.

Regards David

[A.alnakkas]

Originally Posted by katana

The yemini blade looks to be a re-worked file. Often these blades (ex-files) make exceedingly nice and sharp knives...assuming the smith re-tempered the blade correctly. The Omani looks like a Rino horn handle....if you are not certain, post close-ups of the 'end grain' should look like 'orange peel'.

Regards David

Hello Katana,

Yes it is Re-worked file. The blade is not sharpened though. Is it true that re-working file is very difficult?

Will try to get pictures of close-ups on the hilt tommorow