8th October 2015, 03:31 PM | #1 |
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Kurdish Jambiya
My first Kurdish dagger, which I am very pleased with. I think it has an exceptionally good blade. I purchased it from Gavin at SwordsAntiqueWeapons and am happy to recommend him to others. Very easy to do business with.
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8th October 2015, 07:57 PM | #2 | |
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Nice example, what is the blade length only it is difficult to tell from photos. Regards Miguel |
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8th October 2015, 09:29 PM | #3 | |
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The blade is 9.5" and the knife's overall size is 15.3". Cheers! Harry |
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9th October 2015, 11:11 AM | #4 |
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Hi Harry,
Very nice Kurdish dagger! I love Kurdish daggers. By the way, I wonder why collectors talk about Kurdish daggers as a whole. I can see some differences between the so-called Kurdish daggers from Turkey, Syria, Irak and Iran... Plus even in Irak, the so-called Kurdish daggers from Bagdad are very different. There are also some so-called Kurdish daggers that I suspect to be produced in the Balkans... Some members share these thoughts with me or am I completely crazy?? Kubur |
9th October 2015, 02:49 PM | #5 | |
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They seem very similar to me also. I would not be surprised to learn that their design was influenced by whichever came first. I would lump the "Basra dagger" in with that group also. Cheers! Harry |
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9th October 2015, 08:46 PM | #6 | |
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Thanks for the info, that's a nice size. I have a much smaller version but identical in other respects, mine is 9.5ins overall with a 5.3 ins long blade. Thanks Miguel |
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