Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. An Ornate Jambiya, C.1900 Newly Listed 44 mm x 116 mm

44 mm x 116 mm

An extensive and rare collection from the military career of Bezirksfeldwebel (district sergeant) Johann Adam Geihslinger

constructed of two field-grey doeskin wool bands

light weight construction

a group of four Austrian medals on a suspension on his left breast which includes the Order of the Iron Crown

Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. An Ornate Jambiya, C.1900 Newly Listed 44 mm x 116 mmThis 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,