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Montino Bourbon 24th December 2007 07:11 PM
help identify this strange old jambiya
 
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Just got this on ebay. Haven't received it yet, and I'm puzzled by the script on the blade. Can anyone read it?

Lew 27th December 2007 10:40 AM
Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin?


Lew

TVV 27th December 2007 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES
Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin?


Lew
I would guess Syrian/Kurdish/Eastern Anatolian. The hilt and the koftgari on the scabbard point this way.

Montino Bourbon 31st December 2007 03:26 AM
just received it...
 
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And I need some translation. My friend says that it's some kind of archaic Arabic script, what with the arrows and all.

The handle is almost as long as the blade, which has a VERY pronounced curve.

Also, is the decoration on the scabbard koftgari or niello?

sandeepsingh 31st December 2007 04:09 AM
the decoration on scabbard and blade is koftgari


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