Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. A Jambiya, C.1900 certificate_of_authenticity 1944 and signed in black

1944 and signed in black ink by a Major and Battalion Commander

very fine condition with folding creases and repairs to the reverse

both marked on reverse with GES

Belt is fabricated from a flexible but thick leather with a smooth finished black upper

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Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. A Jambiya, C.1900 certificate_of_authenticity 1944 and signed in blackThis jambiya has a 350 mm long curved double edged steel blade, magnetic, with sharpened edges and having a semi sharp tip. The blade has a raised fuller and is embedded into a handle fabricated from a 120 mm long piece of polished wood with a dark brown finish. The wooden handle is designed with a wide crossguard, narrowing at the mid point and widens again at the pommel, the end of which is shaped like an elongated ellipse. This allows the user to