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Post by nmartin89 on Jan 27, 2018 0:24:46 GMT
Hello, I'm looking for some help in identifying an item that I recently purchased. I've done a little online research and I believe that it is a Jambiya from possibly Yemen. I would really like to know the origin of this knife and the age as well. It looks to be quite old, but I have no idea if it is authentic or maybe a reproduction. Thank you so much for any help you can provide.
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 27, 2018 1:52:23 GMT
I'm not much good at jambiya, but if I had to guess I'd say it looks legit and is a pretty nice example, if a little beaten up.
Goodwill find, though? That's priceless, no matter what. My Goodwill just has ugly kitchenware...
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Post by christain on Feb 6, 2018 16:37:41 GMT
I used to work at a Goodwill store for a little while. You'd be surprised, even shocked, at what comes through those doors! Some of the things that people donate are amazing, but mostly crap.
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Post by harrybeck on Feb 6, 2018 23:46:01 GMT
They still make those in Yemen for every day wear by men, so it could have been made last week or a hundred years ago and still be technically authentic.
I also need to know the address of your goodwill.
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Post by christain on Feb 6, 2018 23:52:56 GMT
harrybeck---I'd be willing to bet that thing's pretty old.
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Post by harrybeck on Feb 7, 2018 0:32:24 GMT
Probably, but a percentage of these functional knives are artificially aged for the tourist trade. You just don't know.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 8, 2018 5:19:24 GMT
Errr, I'm not so sure it's very old. The way the back is worked and the blade polish makes me suspicious. I bought one dated to the 50s during the revolution and it was very similar. My brother has it now. I'd post this is on the larger general section to get more attention to it.
But I could be wrong. There is a lot of very fine detail worked into the hilt and scabbard, much more than needed to trick geriatric pensioners into buying a souvenir.
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Post by randomnobody on Feb 8, 2018 10:54:09 GMT
Those were my thoughts, too. Last century, late 19th at the oldest, in too good condition otherwise, but very nicely decorated.
Either way a cool find, but no real idea on value. $100-300, probably on the lower end.
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Post by christain on Feb 8, 2018 12:32:21 GMT
When I said 'pretty old', I was thinking late 19th-early 20th C. Nothing ancient.
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