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Originally Posted by ariel
Definitely Syrian:-)
The handle is a dead giveaway of the style peculiar to the Druze village Majjal Shams.
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Hello Ariel,
With the respectful spirit of learning, I am curious what about this knife tells you with such certainty that it is from Majdal Shams? Do you mean very recent (last 20 or 30 years)?
I ask because this jambiya is totally unlike the three pre-WWII era Majdali jambiya I have in my own collection (see pictures of two, attached). The hilt doesn't seem nearly flat enough, nor is the decoration at all similar.
I would have guessed northern Syria; definitely not southern/Damascus style.
Best,
Dave A.