Old or new ''fake'' yemeni jambiya-khanjar ?

[David R]

Amberoid is not a cheap material, though nowhere near as expensive as natural Amber. It can also be bought as fairly large blocks, as used to be sold by a supplier used to deal with. The technology is also old, dating back to the late bronze age.

It was a favoured material for pipe stems in the West and in the Muslim world, regarded as self purifying in the Middle East and is used a lot for worry beads in place of genuine amber. No guarantee of course but it would be my guess.

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[Bob A]

I'm unable to speculate regarging the hilt materiel, but the silver work is attractive.

The blade has an odd look, to me, making me wonder if it is solid, or a welded-together molded 2-piece construct, which I understand is sometimes done. (It's surprisingly shiny, making me think of some sort of plating).

[francantolin]

Hello,

Thank you David for your comment,
maybe it's amberoid as you suggest, maybe mixed, some parts have translucence and are brown with no light, other nothing at all ( cf pictures ),

for the blade I put some pictures, really don't see/think it's made of two sheets but it is really thin compared to other jambiyas I have and has a really sharp edge

Kind regards

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Bob A

I'm unable to speculate regarding the hilt material, but the silver work is attractive.

The blade has an odd look, to me, making me wonder if it is solid, or a welded-together moulded 2-piece construct, which I understand is sometimes done. (It's surprisingly shiny, making me think of some sort of plating).

I notice d that too, they make a lot of fake blades now, cheap thin sheet steel with the central ridge stamped in to a left/right half, edges welded then ground a bit. Blade appears thick but is hollow. If the hand grip is resin, the 'silver' may be plated.

[francantolin]

Originally Posted by kronckew

I notice d that too, they make a lot of fake blades now, cheap thin sheet steel with the central ridge stamped in to a left/right half, edges welded then ground a bit. Blade appears thick but is hollow. If the hand grip is resin, the 'silver' may be plated.

Hello,

the blade is thin but it's made of only one piece of metal and there is a central ridge on both side

[Mel H]

Originally Posted by kronckew

I notice d that too, they make a lot of fake blades now, cheap thin sheet steel with the central ridge stamped in to a left/right half, edges welded then ground a bit. Blade appears thick but is hollow. If the hand grip is resin, the 'silver' may be plated.

I had one more than twenty years since that someone had attempted to sharpen on a wheel, resulting in the partial separation of the two halves.