Jambiya with Crocodile incised blade

Kubur · 18th July 2015, 10:34 AM

Hi Miguel,
I like very much your dagger.
Externaly the style is completly ottoman, material, shape of the scabbard and the hilt, plus the zigzag pattern made with a wheel.
But your blade looks Sudanese to me. The "little suns" and the "finger nails" motives, plus the crocodile (could be a monitor lizard)... I would say 19th c., North Sudan or maybe Southern Egypt (Nubia). I'm maybe wrong for the date.
Best,
Kubur

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18th July 2015, 10:34 AM	#2
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi Miguel, I like very much your dagger. Externaly the style is completly ottoman, material, shape of the scabbard and the hilt, plus the zigzag pattern made with a wheel. But your blade looks Sudanese to me. The "little suns" and the "finger nails" motives, plus the crocodile (could be a monitor lizard)... I would say 19th c., North Sudan or maybe Southern Egypt (Nubia). I'm maybe wrong for the date. Best, Kubur