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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 201215, member: 301&quot;]<img src="http://d2c2dsgt13elzw.cloudfront.net/resources/1000x750/04/d9/b651-04a2-49fe-b1b6-7aba51d9c685.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Auctionata ( don&#039;t know them ), has this one posted as sold for 432 Pounds.</p><p>I don&#039;t know when or where the sale took place.........</p><p>&amp; while I know the type of blade well...( I prefer the longer thinner ones...) I&#039;d have to have it in hand to comment on age or value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now...having said that , your item could very well have been bought at the&nbsp; market where they have been making these knives, sheaths and belts for many years ....in vast quantities !</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/8df7f56ea13148bca8646f437c006077/epa03301625-a-yemeni-man-wears-a-traditional-dagger-named-jambiya-cmbkx6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yours , on the other hand does look to have age.....but I&#039;m concerned about the blade...which even on much older knives are usually shown as clean and rust free....</p><p><br /></p><p>Oriental-Arms....19th Cent....blade, belt, &amp; sheath...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/00/001400/ph-0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not certain as to the Blue sheath which seems to show up on full dress occasions......</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000C0V6G_WOa4s/fit=1000x750/Swords-and-jambiyas-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>but as you see here, older men also sport this color sheath.......</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/two-men-jambiya-22121264.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/f23c69b11947493b9ce9ca77042cc581/sanaa-men-wearing-traditional-dagger-yemen-ak9k0x.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, in conclusion.......you&#039;ll have to run this one by a specialist to get a handle on a fair market price...once yours is identified as to age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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