Antique Jambiya from Iraq
20 January 2026
Description

The object is seems to be an antique Jambiya knife with scabbard brought back from Iraq in the late 2000's. Both It is burnished bronze type metal. Both the blade, hilt and scabbard seem to be made of a heavy burnished bronze type metal heavily inlaid with patterns. There is some Arabic appearing script on the right side of the blade. The handle appears to possibly be made of ivory or bone. The pommel is in the shape of a horse or donkey. The inside of the scabbard appears to be lined with velvet material. The item is heavy for it's size.

Dimensions

52cm from tip of pommel to tip of scabbard when sheathed. It is 49cm from tip of pommel to tip of blade. The scabbard alone is 36cm and the blade is 33cm. The hilt is 8.5cm wide. The knife alone weighs 485g and the knife plus scabbard weighs 790g

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Inherited
For sale
Yes

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