Jambiya

francantolin · 9th April 2018, 08:19 PM

Hello,
nice piece !!
I think it is a turkish/kurdish khanjar.

kahnjar1 · 9th April 2018, 09:42 PM

I agree....Kurdish.....and a very nice one IMHO. The scabbard has some design traits of Indian work.
Stu

Battara · 9th April 2018, 09:51 PM

Yup - Kurdish

Kubur · 9th April 2018, 10:38 PM

The scabbard is pure Ottoman, it's a very nice Ottoman Kurdish khanjar from Syria or Turkey.
And of course 19th c. It's good because most of the Kurdish daggers are from Iraq and early to mid 20th c.

RSWORD · 10th April 2018, 01:30 AM

A good number of these have nice wootz blades. Worth a close look or etch to see.

motan · 11th April 2018, 08:39 AM

Hi Hombre,
I can only agree with the rest. Typical and very good Turkish scabbard and 19th c. The style is somewhat mixed because cap on the pommel was usually done in Iraq.
Just for comparison, I am showing one that I bought recently, which is 20th c.
Eytan

Hombre · 11th April 2018, 07:34 PM

Thank you so very much guys for your nice words. I really appreciate it.
I was thinking to show some more pictures of this khanjar. Unfortunately, I think the sellers pictures are better than mine....

I can say that it is a big difference to collect these kind of blades than to collect old Winchester & Marlin lever guns and Colt SAA revolvers.
For me, I think it is hard to see if the blade come from Turkey, Iraq or Syria.... Hopefully I will learn because I think it is really interesting with the Islamic blades.
Her comes some pictures:

11th April 2018, 08:39 AM	#6
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hi Hombre, I can only agree with the rest. Typical and very good Turkish scabbard and 19th c. The style is somewhat mixed because cap on the pommel was usually done in Iraq. Just for comparison, I am showing one that I bought recently, which is 20th c. Eytan Attached Images

11th April 2018, 07:34 PM	#7
Hombre Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 232	Thank you so very much guys for your nice words. I really appreciate it. I was thinking to show some more pictures of this khanjar. Unfortunately, I think the sellers pictures are better than mine.... I can say that it is a big difference to collect these kind of blades than to collect old Winchester & Marlin lever guns and Colt SAA revolvers. For me, I think it is hard to see if the blade come from Turkey, Iraq or Syria.... Hopefully I will learn because I think it is really interesting with the Islamic blades. Her comes some pictures: Attached Images

9th April 2018, 08:19 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 840	Hello, nice piece !! I think it is a turkish/kurdish khanjar.

9th April 2018, 09:42 PM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,731	I agree....Kurdish.....and a very nice one IMHO. The scabbard has some design traits of Indian work. Stu

9th April 2018, 09:51 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,147	Yup - Kurdish

9th April 2018, 10:38 PM	#4
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	The scabbard is pure Ottoman, it's a very nice Ottoman Kurdish khanjar from Syria or Turkey. And of course 19th c. It's good because most of the Kurdish daggers are from Iraq and early to mid 20th c.

10th April 2018, 01:30 AM	#5
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,083	A good number of these have nice wootz blades. Worth a close look or etch to see.