simple jambya

[TimW]

Somehow my first attempt writing this post went wrong... so here is a 2nd try...

I recently obtained a rather simple Jambya. Handle is supposed to be horn; the monosteel blade sports a nice edge geometry. It somehow contrasts with these highly embellished pieces, but show lots of good craftmanship.

thx for looking

tim

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5743/jamb1.jpg
By null (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/null) at 2011-01-17

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4803/jamb2.jpg
By null (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/null) at 2011-01-17

[Lew]

A nice simple Kurdish jambiya congrats.

[kronckew]

quite a few 'simple' kurdish jambiyah turn out to be wootz ;)

[Battara]

I agree all over. Do a simple etch and find out if it is worth a professional polish.

[TimW]

Thanks for the usefull comments. I'll give it a try and will let you know if it is wootz or not...

[kronckew]

was it?

i recently bought a kurdish jambiyah that turned out to be a wootz blade with a plain wooden grip.

p.s. - was researching jambiyah for info on another arabian type & found this one i thought worth ressurecting.