ID needed ..your opinion sought????

[Steve]

As a further to my comments. The written symbols , I think, actually belong to the old South Arabian alphabet which developed into the ge'ez script in Ethiopia and arabic in Yemen.
With the ribbed blade, it looks like it could come from the Ethiopian/Yemen area and be quite old? Any thoughts?
Steve

[Bryan.H]

Originally Posted by Steve

As a further to my comments. The written symbols , I think, actually belong to the old South Arabian alphabet which developed into the ge'ez script in Ethiopia and arabic in Yemen.
With the ribbed blade, it looks like it could come from the Ethiopian/Yemen area and be quite old? Any thoughts?
Steve

The ridged blade is reminiscent of wahabite arab daggers and short swords..that would tie in with your analysis of the script.