Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. An Ornate Jambiya, C.1900 Auction he was taken on strength

he was taken on strength by the Canadian Army Trades School in Hamilton

Following the First World War

with 1 Clasp Malaya

1915-18 issue

Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. An Ornate Jambiya, C.1900 Auction he was taken on strengthThis jambiya has a 370 mm long double edged steel blade, magnetic, with sharpened edges and having a very sharp tip. The blade has a raised fuller and is embedded into a handle fabricated from a 120 mm long piece of wood with a dark brown finish. The wooden handle displays a unique design, decorated in six bands in silver that are affixed at various locations, each of which bears an ornate design: one is wrapped the handle and forms the crossguard,