Original 19th Century Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Decorated Silver Hilt and Tooled Leather Scabbard US Civil War before fighting in the 1801

before fighting in the 1801 Egyptian campaign at the Battle of Aboukir and the Battle of Alexandria

striking down the Holy Bible with a 98k bayonet

These measure approximately 13 inches high

Constructed in the French style and having brass barrel bands

The butt end is classically "five sided" with inlaid brass decorations

Original 19th Century Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Decorated Silver Hilt and Tooled Leather Scabbard US Civil War before fighting in the 1801Original 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