This one comes from our private collection: a very fine top quality Arab Jambiya (the Arabic word for a dagger mounted on the hip) from the early 20th C. This style of daggers with the “L” shaped scabbard is called Omani, as its originate from Oman. However it is spread as well as other Jambiya’s styles all over the Arabian Peninsula. It has a 7 inches curved and dual edge blade with a pronounced central rib, forged from good steel (not like many new Jambiya’s on the market whose blade are made from two-iron sheet pressed to form and welded together). The hilt and scabbard are elaborate silver filigree work. The belt attachment is made of a RARE complicate arrangements of SEVEN heavy silver rings and twisted silver wire. Very good plus condition. The blade has only superficial pitting and there are some minor dents to the silver parts, mostly in the hilt. The scabbard velvet cover is a later addition that comes to replace an older worn one. This is not a low price item but considering its rarity and condition it is a recommended superb, unusual piece for the connoisseur collector of Arabic weapons /