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Thor B




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PostPosted: Fri 11 May, 2018 4:33 am    Post subject: Arab sword bought in Jedda         Reply with quote

Hi
My father bought this in Jedda, Saudi Arabia when he worked there in 1980. Can anybody help with any info at all?



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Hadrian Coffin
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Location: Oxford, England
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PostPosted: Fri 11 May, 2018 6:22 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hello,

It is a pretty low quality Janbiya/Jambiya with kind of shoddy filigree. It was likely made in the 1970s/80s for the tourist trade.

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Hadrian

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Thor B




Location: Norway
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PostPosted: Fri 11 May, 2018 9:20 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks Hadrian
Atleast I donīt have to feel too bad about playing with it when I was a kid Happyy
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