A small Jambiya for comments, and a big one to.

[Drabant1701]

I bought a lot with two jambiyas at auction. I really like the large one and bought it as a wall hanger in my study. From what I can gather the large one is Saudi from the first half of the 20th century and the small one is from Yemen and about the same age.

I have some questions regarding the small jambiya. Its really small, only 26cm. could it been have made for a boy? The belt is also small, at the largest hole the lenght is about 75cm.

Furthermore, does anyone know what the red stones are made of. It feels like plastic to me, soem sort of resin maybe.

Thank you for taking the to read my post.

[colin henshaw]

Not my field - but they look great old pieces, well done.

[A.alnakkas]

Well done. Those are southern Hejaz and Southern modern day saudi daggers.

To make it easier, it is worn by tribes that populate the south. So you’d see it in Yemen, Najran and even Taif.

[G. Mansfield]

Hi Drabant1701,

Your jambiyas seem to have some age to them with the quality in craftsmanship silverwork and blade. As for the stones, I have seen plastic (bead-like) on the more recent pieces, or as new replacements of lost older ones, but also carnelian stone which I believe is at the end of the chape in the last photo.

-Geoff

[Kubur]

Your jambiya are really nice and well worn...
I've seen the same on the hadramawt, Yemen.
For the size look at this thread
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21562&highlight=size+matter

[Drabant1701]

Your jambiya are really nice and well worn...
I've seen the same on the hadramawt, Yemen.
For the size look at this thread
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21562&highlight=size+matter

Thank you everyone for your response. Thank you for the link Kubur, it was very informative. The small jambiya is super sharp, nothing one would let a child wear, i supose, not even in times old.