Syrian Khanjar/Shibriya
I totally agree with Kubur. I have only seen 2-3 of those, but one of them, almost identical to this one, was found in a ruined village on the Golan Hights. It was interpreted as locally-made primitive knife. It has elements from both Bedouin shibriyas and Syrian khanjar, but also unique characteristics such as hand forged blade of eliptic cross-section, full tang rivetted between two thick plated of decorated brass or similar copper alloy. Nice, authentic, but primitive item from south Syria, perhaps the Golan hights, and maybe even the same village as the one I saw. Certainly no tourist item because the type is so rare and sparsely decorated.
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