Original Item: Only One Set 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).
This example, which shows great age and use, no longer has its scabbard. Most likely it was displayed “out of scabbard” and therefore became separated. The curved blade with central raised rib is over 8 1/2″ in length and is 13 1/2″ in length overall. The Hilt is horn and decorated with silver mounts to top and bottom and some Coral stones set in on the cross guard. The horn of the grip I rather think is Rhino Horn, highly prized at the time and unattainable today.
A lovely honest Arab Jambiya dating to the late 1700’s and still in use until the the 1800’s. The blade looks as if it has certainly seen it’s share of fighting, ready to display.