Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. An Ornate Jambiya, C.1900 Newly Listed in addition to several photographs

in addition to several photographs

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

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

light weight construction

West Midlands

Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. An Ornate Jambiya, C.1900 Newly Listed in addition to several photographsThis 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,