Is this a Janwi?

[mrwizard]

Hi Charles,

Thank you!
A search for "genoui" leads to a lot more information than a search for "janwi".

Yes, a shame that the scabbard is lost but on the other hand the
blade looks nice enough to make up for it.

Originally Posted by CharlesS

I am assuming from the pics that the hilt is wood and not rhino?

Yes, it is definitely wood, though i don't know what kind of wood.
And i also forgot to add: There is no makers mark and the steel does not appear to be wootz.

Best Regards,
Thilo

[tom hyle]

These blades are also commonly seen in (eastern) jambiya type hilts, and commonly attributed to Zanzibar

[mrwizard]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the pointers!
It took a while, but i finally discovered a picture of such a weapon in this old archived thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000867.html

Best Regards,
Thilo

[TVV]

Originally Posted by mrwizard

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the pointers!
It took a while, but i finally discovered a picture of such a weapon in this old archived thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000867.html

Best Regards,
Thilo

Thilo,
If you search the forum on sboula, you will find plenty of other examples of what is a Maghrebi weapon, wrongly attributed to Zanzibar in the past.
Regards,
Teodor