Afar Jile for comment
 

Am I correct in believing this to be an Afar Jile? I found it listed as a kukri on the eplace and picked it up cheaply.

It isn't large: 12.5" overall; 8" blade.
Can anyone tell me the significance, if any, of the punch marks on the blade? One wild thought I had was symbolic representation of magic squares.

Cheers, Russel

I believe in previous threads this khanjar style was identified as originally from Palestine. Does not look Afar to me in any case.

Regards,
Teodor

I agree with Teodor's assessment.

For viewing of this type of knife in context have a look at this link;

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=holy+land

Gavin