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15th December 2014, 08:02 PM
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Turkish + Syrian = Ottoman Syria
:-) Are you sure that is not Lebanese? mid-20th? |
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16th December 2014, 12:24 AM
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Definitely Syrian:-)
The handle is a dead giveaway of the style peculiar to the Druze village Majjal Shams. |
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16th December 2014, 04:10 PM
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Thank you to all for this information
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16th December 2014, 08:18 PM
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Majdal Shams?
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With the respectful spirit of learning, I am curious what about this knife tells you with such certainty that it is from Majdal Shams? Do you mean very recent (last 20 or 30 years)? I ask because this jambiya is totally unlike the three pre-WWII era Majdali jambiya I have in my own collection (see pictures of two, attached). The hilt doesn't seem nearly flat enough, nor is the decoration at all similar. I would have guessed northern Syria; definitely not southern/Damascus style.  Best, Dave A. |
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