Myetery knife

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by harrywagner

Thanks for the replies. I agree that this knife's blade has a koummya style edge. It may be Moroccan, but there are a few details about that explaination that bother me. The blade has a koummya edge but is shaped like a jambiya, minus the central rib. Also, I can't remember ever seeing a koummya blade decorated like that. And the jewels bother me as well. This looks more Indian that Moroccan to me. Robert Elgood's "The Arms and Armour of Arabia in the 18th-19th and 20th centuries" (page 72) mentions Indian merchants trading in Syria and the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia. I can't help wondering if this might be one of those?

Hi Harry,

It is a koummiya from Morocco. You have some koummiya with a central rib and semi precious stones. Your koummiya is more for parade and fantasia than the usual 19th c. koummiya. I think that your koummiya is from c. 1920ties. We have a lot of examples like that...
Best,
Kubur

[harrywagner]

Originally Posted by Kubur

Hi Harry,

It is a koummiya from Morocco. You have some koummiya with a central rib and semi precious stones. Your koummiya is more for parade and fantasia than the usual 19th c. koummiya. I think that your koummiya is from c. 1920ties. We have a lot of examples like that...
Best,
Kubur

Hi Kubur,
From the 1920s? I would have guessed it was much older. If you have a link to other examples like this I would love to see them. Thanks for your help!

Best regards,
Harry