Hi Lew,
We are probably getting away from Gavins original thread, but my personal comment to the age of that Jambiya in the pic is probably not printable. I have seen far too many Yemeni "genuine antique" daggers to believe the provenance without getting a VERY good look at the item. Old Jambiya in my experience NEVER have such a highly polished blade! As a rule I would NEVER buy ANY Yemeni item without being able to see it first. There are far too many fakes coming out of that area.
Regards Stuart
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