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29th January 2015, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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Balkan (?) Jambiyah
picked this one up today, appears to be a wood grip. nicely ridged (both sides) very sharp steel blade.
37 cm. LOA, 22 cm. blade. no scabbard. peened tang. |
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29th January 2015, 10:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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I always think of these ones as Kurdish...
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29th January 2015, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Ohhh yes it is Kurdish (from Irak)
but the hilt seems to be in wood instead of the traditionnal black horn... |
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30th January 2015, 12:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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I have seen wood hilts on these Kurdish jambiya before. Check the blade to see if it is wootz by etching.
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30th January 2015, 01:56 AM
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Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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my 1st comment to the vendor was that i thought it looked kurdish rather than balkan. my second thought was that i must etch it to see if it is wootz. which i did not comment to the vendor.there's a good chance it might be.
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10th February 2015, 12:34 PM
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Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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it just arrived. nice wood grip. weighs 210 grams.
haven't etched it yet. no need. the wootz pattern is fairly obvious.  i'm a happy bunny! now, have to find/make a scabbard for her. |
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24th March 2015, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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oops, forgot to post new pics with it's new clothes kindly provided by David R.
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28th March 2015, 10:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Nice to see it all put together!
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