Yemeni Jambiya for restoration....but is it worth it?

fernando · 26th October 2007, 11:17 PM

Interesting input, Michael
One often reads that blades made in two halves are tourist junk.
Also that rhino horn in the hilts is the real thing.
May i show ( again) my specimen, all in ( coin? ) silver, with an entire blade.
The silver work seems to have been made by Jew smiths, as it has a "concealed" mark supposedly in Temani ( Yemeny hebrew ).
I have read somewhere that Jew smiths were the best for the silver work, but they were not allowed to make blades.
I ignore the real age of this piece, but i guess (hope) it is XIX century.
Sorry to have hijacked your thread, David.
Fernando

26th October 2007, 11:17 PM	#21
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Interesting input, Michael One often reads that blades made in two halves are tourist junk. Also that rhino horn in the hilts is the real thing. May i show ( again) my specimen, all in ( coin? ) silver, with an entire blade. The silver work seems to have been made by Jew smiths, as it has a "concealed" mark supposedly in Temani ( Yemeny hebrew ). I have read somewhere that Jew smiths were the best for the silver work, but they were not allowed to make blades. I ignore the real age of this piece, but i guess (hope) it is XIX century. Sorry to have hijacked your thread, David. Fernando Attached Images