Jambiya style knife

kai · 27th September 2005, 03:57 PM

Hi Henk,

I'm ready to eat my words but that hilt doesn't ring a bell with me. What ethnic group would employ this or a similar hilt configuration?

This example looks much more main-stream: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=60.

Regards,
Kai

Freddy · 27th September 2005, 06:54 PM

Thanks for all the input, guys. But the knife's origin still isn't clear to me. Judging from the way the blade is constructed, I still feel inclined to think it's from Africa. But I'm really not sure.

Here's another pic of the hilt. I noticed that I showed the back of the handle. The front has some more decoration.
Someone suggested Kuba, because of the geometrical decoration.

27th September 2005, 03:57 PM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hi Henk, I'm ready to eat my words but that hilt doesn't ring a bell with me. What ethnic group would employ this or a similar hilt configuration? This example looks much more main-stream: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=60. Regards, Kai

27th September 2005, 06:54 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Thanks for all the input, guys. But the knife's origin still isn't clear to me. Judging from the way the blade is constructed, I still feel inclined to think it's from Africa. But I'm really not sure. Here's another pic of the hilt. I noticed that I showed the back of the handle. The front has some more decoration. Someone suggested Kuba, because of the geometrical decoration.