help identify this jambiya

Lew · 27th December 2007, 10:40 AM

Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin?

Lew

TVV · 27th December 2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin?

Lew

I would guess Syrian/Kurdish/Eastern Anatolian. The hilt and the koftgari on the scabbard point this way.

Montino Bourbon · 31st December 2007, 03:26 AM

And I need some translation. My friend says that it's some kind of archaic Arabic script, what with the arrows and all.

The handle is almost as long as the blade, which has a VERY pronounced curve.

Also, is the decoration on the scabbard koftgari or niello?

sandeepsingh · 31st December 2007, 04:09 AM

the decoration on scabbard and blade is koftgari

31st December 2007, 03:26 AM	#3
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	just received it... And I need some translation. My friend says that it's some kind of archaic Arabic script, what with the arrows and all. The handle is almost as long as the blade, which has a VERY pronounced curve. Also, is the decoration on the scabbard koftgari or niello? Attached Images

27th December 2007, 10:40 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Nice little jambiya and I think this one is Persian or Balkin? Lew

31st December 2007, 04:09 AM	#4
sandeepsingh Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: India Posts: 85	the decoration on scabbard and blade is koftgari