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Old 01-01-2003, 03:22 PM
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13th century Moroccan style jambiyah

13th century Moroccan style jambiyah.
Designed to be worn center front on the belt with the hilt to the left. When drawn the blades in curve is along the right forearm.


Here are some detail shots of the sheath shown above which has a leather core and wrapped cover with hidden seams:

the back of the sheath


a side view:


a closeup of the embossing (embossing has no outline cutwork prior to modeling, actually more painstaking than regular carving):


a closeup of the lined throat:


Chuck


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