jambia for identification

weapons 27 · 26th August 2012, 10:58 AM

can you tell me the origin, persian ???

It measures 35 cm long, the blade is 21 cm long and is in Damascus, the bone handle

thank

A.alnakkas · 26th August 2012, 12:10 PM

Interesting dagger. Looks like a Sudanese khanjar, could use clearer shots of the blade :-)

Gavin Nugent · 26th August 2012, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

Interesting dagger. Looks like a Sudanese khanjar, could use clearer shots of the blade :-)

I would agree looking at the medial ridge and the bone grip.

weapons 27 · 26th August 2012, 09:41 PM

I have essaye to photos with the flash but is not successful, I try tomorrow in broad daylight....^

the blade has a thicker Central Ridge

weapons 27 · 27th August 2012, 05:23 PM

NEW PHOTOS IN MACRO MODE

A.alnakkas · 27th August 2012, 05:25 PM

As Gav said, yep this is Sudanese. It seems to have lost the thuluth etching though. Its an interesting piece because generally those come with thin blades, this has a nice thick one :-)

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A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Interesting dagger. Looks like a Sudanese khanjar, could use clearer shots of the blade :-)

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A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	As Gav said, yep this is Sudanese. It seems to have lost the thuluth etching though. Its an interesting piece because generally those come with thin blades, this has a nice thick one :-)