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Drabant1701 · 8th January 2019, 05:09 PM

I bought a lot with two jambiyas at auction. I really like the large one and bought it as a wall hanger in my study. From what I can gather the large one is Saudi from the first half of the 20th century and the small one is from Yemen and about the same age.

I have some questions regarding the small jambiya. Its really small, only 26cm. could it been have made for a boy? The belt is also small, at the largest hole the lenght is about 75cm.

Furthermore, does anyone know what the red stones are made of. It feels like plastic to me, soem sort of resin maybe.

Thank you for taking the to read my post.

8th January 2019, 05:09 PM	#1
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	A small Jambiya for comments, and a big one to. I bought a lot with two jambiyas at auction. I really like the large one and bought it as a wall hanger in my study. From what I can gather the large one is Saudi from the first half of the 20th century and the small one is from Yemen and about the same age. I have some questions regarding the small jambiya. Its really small, only 26cm. could it been have made for a boy? The belt is also small, at the largest hole the lenght is about 75cm. Furthermore, does anyone know what the red stones are made of. It feels like plastic to me, soem sort of resin maybe. Thank you for taking the to read my post. Attached Images