jambiya

ALEX · 6th March 2009, 05:53 PM

It's easy, Galvano, as it could be only one opinion - Very Nice:-)
Nice walrus hilt of above average quality. The blade appears to be wootz.
You're right - Persian/Qajar, 19th Cent. Very elegant jambiya. Would benefit from light blade cleaning and etching as it appears to have small amounts of rust, but do NOT clean the hilt.

galvano · 6th March 2009, 07:06 PM

soon at home - )

Dom · 6th March 2009, 07:30 PM

WHhhooaaaa !!

too beauty

completly agree with Alex comments, nothing to add

à +

Dom

ariel · 6th March 2009, 10:09 PM

Khorasani published several of them in his book; most taken from Artzi and Avner's collection and attributed to Dr. David Darom ( why?).
They are bizarre, to my mind, with their "domestic bliss" motive or occasional frank pornography. Can't imagine them used as weapons

6th March 2009, 07:06 PM	#2
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	. soon at home - )

6th March 2009, 05:53 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	It's easy, Galvano, as it could be only one opinion - Very Nice:-) Nice walrus hilt of above average quality. The blade appears to be wootz. You're right - Persian/Qajar, 19th Cent. Very elegant jambiya. Would benefit from light blade cleaning and etching as it appears to have small amounts of rust, but do NOT clean the hilt.

6th March 2009, 07:30 PM	#3
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	WHhhooaaaa !! too beauty completly agree with Alex comments, nothing to add à + Dom

6th March 2009, 10:09 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Khorasani published several of them in his book; most taken from Artzi and Avner's collection and attributed to Dr. David Darom ( why?). They are bizarre, to my mind, with their "domestic bliss" motive or occasional frank pornography. Can't imagine them used as weapons