28th Jun, 2023 12:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 168
 

168

AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), WITH SILVER-MOUNTED HORN HILT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge and engraved with a criss-cross design on one face, horn hilt applied with silver plaques, filigree and coins, one dated circa 1909, in its wooden scabbard with pronounced terminal, the outer face applied with a chevron design of silver filigree and slender plaques, and the inside faced with leather, 22,8 cm blade

Sold for £200


 

with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge and engraved with a criss-cross design on one face, horn hilt applied with silver plaques, filigree and coins, one dated circa 1909, in its wooden scabbard with pronounced terminal, the outer face applied with a chevron design of silver filigree and slender plaques, and the inside faced with leather, 22,8 cm blade