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kahnjar1 · 26th March 2012, 11:18 PM

Hi Lew,
Very nice piece by the look of it.
Not Meccan IMHO but an Assib Zabidi Jambiya from Yemen. Style also refered to as Jizan. I have attached a pic of a Meccan Jambiya on a belt and also a Jizan jambiya similar to your one. As you will see the style is quite different.
Regards Stu

26th March 2012, 11:18 PM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,729	Hi Lew, Very nice piece by the look of it. Not Meccan IMHO but an Assib Zabidi Jambiya from Yemen. Style also refered to as Jizan. I have attached a pic of a Meccan Jambiya on a belt and also a Jizan jambiya similar to your one. As you will see the style is quite different. Regards Stu Attached Images Last edited by kahnjar1; 26th March 2012 at 11:30 PM.