Stephen Gracie: “JAMBIYA DAGGERS FROM THE ANCIENT SOUKS OF YEMEN” Second addition page 134
To begin the journey into Yemeni Daggers this is perhaps a great place for beginners to start. One of the best publications is The book noted above. The great silvermakers of Yemen were the Yemeni Jewish people who have all now left and are in Israel...After they all left the quality of Yemeni Daggers dropped considerably thus the best items now only exist in museums or private collections. Generally the vast ammount of cheaper types have flooded the souks of the region and beyond although there are a number of variants worth looking at but no real bargains. However, this is a good place to begin.
Peter Hudson.
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