Devadatta
7th July 2010, 05:36 PM
Hello gentlemen,
Long time I'm interested why do some jambiyas have this ornament at the blade just near the handle? I saw several alike, unfortunatelly a yemeni-craftsman couldn't explain (at least I didn't understand him) when I visited Yemen. Any ideas?
http://s45.radikal.ru/i109/1007/3f/40fff9d24a74.jpg
Long time I'm interested why do some jambiyas have this ornament at the blade just near the handle? I saw several alike, unfortunatelly a yemeni-craftsman couldn't explain (at least I didn't understand him) when I visited Yemen. Any ideas?
http://s45.radikal.ru/i109/1007/3f/40fff9d24a74.jpg