Kurdish (?) Jambiya

[ariel]

Just ended.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220195296333&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012
The form is unmistakeably Kurdish.
I am a bit confused by the silver embellishments on the handle. Not that I think they might be fake, Heavens forbid: I saw similar on another Jambiya or two. But they look Arabian ( as in Peninsula :D ) to me.
Recently, another knife was discussed
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5825
It also had 3 prongs on the pommel.
Any ideas?

[Montino Bourbon]

Pretty sure it's Kurdish... they make what to me is the most functional jambiya of all.

Who got it? I'd love to see it cleaned and etched. Sometimes they're wootz.

[Battara]

Yes, I would definitely say Kurdish. Perhaps for a higher ranking person with the 9 silver (?) filigree bulbs.

Here is one link of many on Artzi's site that show similar Kurdish pieces:

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1237