Nice silver yemeni jambiya sheath

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Originally Posted by PeterP

... As I understood this was exclusively work of jewish silver smiths ... The jewish makers marked their names in Hebrew and the dates are marked in Arabic script. As this mark is Arabic, is this a then date mark? Or did the jewish makers also used Arabic script to mark their work?...

I have gathered a story when i searched about one example i once had. The only name in Arabic on the pommel is definitely that of the owner. The tiny script underneath the hilt base would be in 'Temani', the Yemenite hebrew, belonging to the maker's mark. I was not surprised to see this mark in such a discreet place, thinking that Hebrews had to keep a low profile among the locals. I heard that they were not even allowed to make blades.


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