Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019

Lot 637

A collection of four daggers (jambiya)

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £160

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Description

A collection of four daggers (jambiya), comprising: a Moroccan example with multi-fullered blade, white metal mounted wooden hilt with peacock fan terminal; another with copper scabbard overlaid in brass and white metal with architectural decoration, and a large wooden hilt with top and bottom mounts in the same style; another with plain brass hilt; the last a Syrian example with brass inlaid hilt. [4]