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Old 23rd January 2009, 02:35 AM   #12
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Thanks for all the feedback. I am sure there was a woostz making tradition in Yemen but apparently that became lost over time otherwise we would have more woostz-bladed Arabian jambiya, no? As Ward suggests, the watering of the blade is most often associated with Persia and those smiths traveled around.

Rick, yes, this is definitely going into the private collection. It will be part of my table display at the Timonium show where I will be exhibiting "some edge weapons with seldom encountered woostz blades". It would be great if you could make it down!

Lew, per your request, here is a picture of the overall blade. The midrib is quick thick but so is the point. The edge has lost a bit on one side near the tip from repeated sharpenings but the tip of this blade is no joke.
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