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31st May 2009, 06:09 PM
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Very much like this one
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3002 I've seen photos of similar swords in Jambiya shops in Sana'a. Last edited by Michael Blalock; 31st May 2009 at 06:27 PM. |
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31st May 2009, 09:36 PM
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After some consideration of why there would be a lot of Ethiopean sword bades in Yemen, beyond the georaphy, I would bet that makers of better Yemeni Jambiyas imported them to salvage the Rhino hilts and then remounted the blades for additional money.
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1st June 2009, 02:41 AM
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Now THAT makes perfect sense!!! I hadn't thought of that Michael, but what a perfect way to bring in rhino horn. Reminds me of the one on the guy working in the gold mines, that every day came to the exit with a wheelbarrow full of dirt. The guards checked the dirt very carefully, but no evidence of purloined gold. Eventually they figured it out....the guy was stealin' wheelbarrows!!!  All the best, Jim |
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