This is a traditional Yemeni jambiya dagger, featuring a curved, double-edged steel blade housed in an ornately decorated scabbard. The overall form, proportions, and construction are consistent with classic jambiyas traditionally worn at the waist in Yemen as symbols of heritage, status, and identity. The scabbard is leather-wrapped and extensively decorated with patterned metal panels, applied circular studs, and linked decorative elements. The metal shows natural patina and does not display rust, suggesting a silver or high-silver alloy rather than untreated base metal. The curved upper section of the sheath includes engraved detailing typical of regional Yemeni craftsmanship. The handle is made of wood, carved in the traditional jambiya shape and secured with visible rivets. It shows age-related wear, darkening, and surface marks consistent with long-term handling rather than modern mass production. The blade is relatively light, finely shaped, and traditionally curved, with a central ridge. It shows signs of age, oxidation, and sharpening consistent with hand-forged steel and historical use, not decorative-only manufacture. The piece is offered as found, with no restoration, polishing, or alterations. Based on construction, materials, and wear, this jambiya appears to be a traditional example rather than a modern tourist replica, though exact age, origin, and metal composition have not yet been formally tested and should be confirmed by a specialist. Well suited for collectors of Middle Eastern weapons, Islamic art, ethnographic arms, or antique edged weapons.

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