Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. A Jambiya, C.1900 GTRexclude brass WWII Royal Engineers insignia

brass WWII Royal Engineers insignia buttons

scattered gilt wear on numerous links

bronze and white enamels

weighing 69 g

Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. A Jambiya, C.1900 GTRexclude brass WWII Royal Engineers insigniaThis jambiya has a 350 mm long curved double edged steel blade, magnetic, with sharpened edges and having a semi sharp tip. The blade has a raised fuller and is embedded into a handle fabricated from a 120 mm long piece of polished wood with a dark brown finish. The wooden handle is designed with a wide crossguard, narrowing at the mid point and widens again at the pommel, the end of which is shaped like an elongated ellipse. This allows the user to