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26th November 2006, 10:24 PM
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Interesting Wootz Jambiya
This just ended on ebay. Nice wootz blade but it must have been rehilted as a presentation piece.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Silver-Mounted-D...QQcmdZViewItem Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 27th November 2006 at 02:39 AM. |
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26th November 2006, 10:55 PM
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Where does it come from?
I guess, Pakistan, by the name of the Zia Gadoo. The furniture does not conform to any style known to me; I guess it was a custom job. Nice blade. |
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27th November 2006, 03:08 AM
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That's great, Lew. Congrats.
Nice price for such a pretty blade. |
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27th November 2006, 03:09 AM
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Here are a couple of links to similar jambiyas.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=jambiya http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=jambiya Lew |
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27th November 2006, 03:20 AM
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The mountings are markedly similar. I'll be interested to hear what you think of that blade when you have it in hand. It looks fine.
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29th November 2006, 10:59 PM
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My guess is that the blade came from a Balkan jambiya and probably rehilted in Syria back in the 1960s- 70s
Lew |
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30th November 2006, 10:00 AM
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Very nice blade, and very nice silverwork, congrats Louie
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