Turkish-Kurdish Jambiya

[ALEX]

Originally Posted by Battara

Ok how about my piece as another example for comparison:

Very fine Jambiya, Battara
These daggers are of good quality and workmanship, but surprisingly they're often overlooked, under-researched and un-documented. I think they deserve more attention, and certainly more appreciation. Many of these, if not most, feature great quality Persian wootz blades of well made, slender design with central ridge. Think of the amount of work and skill to produce a blade like this? but they're so often taken for granted, not mentioning highly intricate silver fittings. There are also some style similarities between Kurdish, Turkish/Balkan jambiyas.
By the way, does anyone know the meaning of "human form(?)" silver cast decorations. some are 2-handed, and some have an extra row of "hands"(?).