Original 19th Century Yemeni Wahabite Silver & Brass Clad Jambiya Dagger with Scabbard c.1850 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. Jambiya, also spelled janbia, janbiya, and jambia (Arabic: جنبية‎ janbīyah), is the Arabic term for dagger, but it is generally used to describe a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade. The term jambiya is used in various Arab countries and India, it is closely associated with the people of Yemen and is prevalent among Muslim men in the Horn of Africa (primarily the Afars of Djibouti).

If you look at original photographs of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in his traditional Arab robes, this is exactly the type of ARAB Dagger Captain T.E. Lawrence carried in his waist band. This is the Classic Arab Dagger of the Sinai and great deserts of the Middle East that stretch all the way down to Yemen and the Oman on the Indian Ocean.

This is a classic JAMBIYA dagger featuring a large gently curved blade in a matching scabbard, both highly decorated. We have been told that this particular style is common among Wahabites in the country of Yemen.

Overall length of this example is 19 1/2 inches in the impressive scabbard 18 1/4 inches on its own. The blade is wide, double edged, and 13 3/4″ in length, which has a ridge down its center and is over 2 1/4″ wide at the hilt. The handle and scabbard are both fully metal clad on the obverse, with the reverse of the grip showing some of the underlying wood. The ;front and top are covered in ornate embossed and filigree designs, made from silver and brass. The amount of work that went into decorating this scabbard is simply amazing, as is the level of detail.

Most eye catching and ready to display!

Almost certainly a War Trophy brought back from the Desert Campaign during WWI. by some soldier so he could relate his brave deeds of battle to his Grand Children.

Dimensions:
Blade length: 13 3/4”
Blade Style: Double Edged Curved
Overall length: 18 1/4″
Crossguard: 2 3/8”
Scabbard Length: 15″