JAMBIYA 19 or 20 TH CENTURY ? need help

A.alnakkas · 10th March 2012, 03:23 PM

Nice one. I think this is a Qajar piece so likely 19th century. The term Jambiya is strictly Yemeni (and parts of what is now KSA) and I think persians used to call these Khanjar

kahnjar1 · 10th March 2012, 08:42 PM

Correct... the right term for this is Khanjar. Very nice piece and likely Qajar as Lofty says.
Regards Stu

Stan S. · 10th March 2012, 11:42 PM

Nice piece. Being that the blade appears to be in pristine condition, I would suspect late Qajar. So, turn of the 19/20th century

10th March 2012, 03:23 PM	#1
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Nice one. I think this is a Qajar piece so likely 19th century. The term Jambiya is strictly Yemeni (and parts of what is now KSA) and I think persians used to call these Khanjar

10th March 2012, 08:42 PM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,810	Correct... the right term for this is Khanjar. Very nice piece and likely Qajar as Lofty says. Regards Stu

10th March 2012, 11:42 PM	#3
Stan S. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 227	Nice piece. Being that the blade appears to be in pristine condition, I would suspect late Qajar. So, turn of the 19/20th century