Original 19th Century North African - Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Embossed Brass & Silver Clad Hilt & Scabbard - Circa 1850 German Badges & Signs It is faintly marked on

It is faintly marked on the reverse side to WATERVLIET ARSENAL

while the reverse of the scabbard still retains about 75% of the enamel

Waffenfabrik (Weapons factory) was one of only seventeen Solingen firms listed in the 1941 edition of the DRAB as manufacturers of edged weapons

items 213-215

It is nicely stamped on the header with the manufacturer information fully legible:

Original 19th Century North African - Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Embossed Brass & Silver Clad Hilt & Scabbard - Circa 1850 German Badges & Signs It is faintly marked onOriginal Item: Only One Available. Jambiya, also spelled janbia, janbiya, and jambia (Arabic: janbyah), is the Arabic term for dagger, but it is generally used to describe a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade. The term jambiya is used in various Arab countries and India, it is closely associated with the people of Yemen and is prevalent among Muslim men in the Horn of Africa (primarily the Afars of Djibouti). If you look at original