OLD SYRIAN JAMBIYA

derek · 23rd August 2005, 09:20 PM

I think that blade may have just seen some hard times. Artzi may be able to comment, but usually that style knife is from a specific (and somewhat recent) period of Syrian history. It looks like the typical Golan Heights knives made during the French occupation. They still make copies today, but this one is real.

Aurangzeb · 23rd August 2005, 11:04 PM

Hello Derek!

Interesting, cosidering how beat up the blade is this whould not surise me so does this mean the hily is it's origenal? If it is just a well used blade then what is it's approx. age? I find it interesting that it came from the Golan Hegits because I am curently readin a book about the Six Days War!

Mark...

Aurangzeb · 25th August 2005, 10:55 PM

Hello All!

Since this dagger is missing it's sheath I plan to make a new one out of brass. But I only have one example of a sheath for this type of dagger so I please ask that anyone with a sheath to this type of dagger post pictures on this thread so that I have something to work off of.

Mark...

23rd August 2005, 09:20 PM	#1
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	I think that blade may have just seen some hard times. Artzi may be able to comment, but usually that style knife is from a specific (and somewhat recent) period of Syrian history. It looks like the typical Golan Heights knives made during the French occupation. They still make copies today, but this one is real.

23rd August 2005, 11:04 PM	#2
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hello Derek! Interesting, cosidering how beat up the blade is this whould not surise me so does this mean the hily is it's origenal? If it is just a well used blade then what is it's approx. age? I find it interesting that it came from the Golan Hegits because I am curently readin a book about the Six Days War! Mark...

25th August 2005, 10:55 PM	#3
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hello All! Since this dagger is missing it's sheath I plan to make a new one out of brass. But I only have one example of a sheath for this type of dagger so I please ask that anyone with a sheath to this type of dagger post pictures on this thread so that I have something to work off of. Mark...