Jambiya in Yemen

[Michael Blalock]

Venetian Ducat, minted for hundreds of years like the Maria Theresa Thaler and often imitated even in gold, used as international trade currency, most likely a brass copy made in India. See the writing from the 10 o'clock position to 12 o'clock. DUCAT
They were on all the Jambiyas.

[harrywagner]

Originally Posted by Michael Blalock

Venetian Ducat, minted for hundreds of years like the Maria Theresa Thaler and often imitated even in gold, used as international trade currency, most likely a brass copy made in India. See the writing from the 10 o'clock position to 12 o'clock. DUCAT
They were on all the Jambiyas.

If it is a real ducat then that might indicate that it pre-dates WWI. I believe it was around that time the ducat was replaced with the newly acquired sovereigns that T.E. Lawrence was passing around. You see a lot of brass fakes of those also.

[Michael Blalock]

Ibrahim, that is the jambiya of Sheikh Abdul Aziz al Ahmar. It has appeared here previously here as the "million dollar Jambiya". It is reported to have belonged to Imam Ahmed. Al-Ahmar was certainly in a position to obtain the imam's Jambiya as he was the head Sheikh of the Hashid tribe and effectively controlled the presidents of Yemen since the revolution in 1962. He was held as a hostage by the Imam in his youth and his father was eventually executed by the Imam. He passed several years ago. The jambiya looks to be in the hands of his younger son Hamid al Ahmar.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Michael Blalock

Ibrahim, that is the jambiya of Sheikh Abdul Aziz al Ahmar. It has appeared here previously here as the "million dollar Jambiya". It is reported to have belonged to Imam Ahmed. Al-Ahmar was certainly in a position to obtain the imam's Jambiya as he was the head Sheikh of the Hashid tribe and effectively controlled the presidents of Yemen since the revolution in 1962. He was held as a hostage by the Imam in his youth and his father was eventually executed by the Imam. He passed several years ago. The jambiya looks to be in the hands of his younger son Hamid al Ahmar.

Salaams Michael Blalock, Always nice to see your posts...Thank you for the details. Here is a further reference showing the weapon in the possession of Sheikh Sadiq bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Nasser al-Ahmar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_al-Ahmar
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

[Michael Blalock]

Sadiq fell afoul of his father while he was away in Saudi Arabia getting treatment so maybe Hamid has it now or he has a similar Jambiya.

[Michael Blalock]

Here is a photo of the sheikh that my father took in 1964. At the time he wore a simpler tribesmen's Jambiya.
The al Ahmar family had a website with hundreds of historical photographs, mostly of the Sheikh. Unfortunately it has disappeared. I should have downloaded them all and saved them.