Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A collection of four edged weapons, comprising: a good African dagger, double edged blade 8.75 in., medial ridge giving way to a shallow fuller, engraved with Arabic text and scrolls, waisted wooden grip bound with fine silver wire and with silver mounted disk pommel; a Jambiya, blade 13 in. and of eccentric form, silver mounted horn hilt, hide scabbard with silver filagree mounts; a Spanish folding knife (navajar), clip backed blade 5.5 in., with Madrid address and 'J.C.A.B.', polished horn hilt with steel locking mechanism; and a bowie knife, blade 8 in., horn grip and alloy pommel, lacking scabbard. [4]