Recent Jambiya and a new Khanjar

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

P.S. translucent hilt... indicates Rhino..What we call Zraf (not giraffe). (Wahid al Garn; the one horn.. thus the Rhino) The fruit cluster which look like mini cannon balls are from the Mulberry Fruit tree that grows wild in Yemen and Oman.. This is copied onto dagger decorations and Islamic Jewellery all over the region. Ruth Hawley "Omani Silver." Refers.

Salaams

The horn is not Rhino.

Best

Gav