A Rare Sighting of a Fish

Michael Blalock · Yesterday, 01:15 PM

Hello all, I have attached several photos of a Jambiya that our family acquired in Yemen in 1964.

I have never seen an anthropomorphic image on an Arabian edged weapon before and wanted to share this with you. I think the Arabic script is beginning of the Shahada.

Patterson25 · Yesterday, 08:05 PM

I think it is zoomorphic...
You have many examples on this forum with jambiya's blades decorated this way.

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Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 272	A Rare Sighting of a Fish Hello all, I have attached several photos of a Jambiya that our family acquired in Yemen in 1964. I have never seen an anthropomorphic image on an Arabian edged weapon before and wanted to share this with you. I think the Arabic script is beginning of the Shahada. Attached Images

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Yesterday, 08:05 PM	#2
Patterson25 Member Join Date: Oct 2025 Posts: 16	I think it is zoomorphic... You have many examples on this forum with jambiya's blades decorated this way.