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Made with highest quality precious materials - truly collectors grade antique dagger.
Very fine antique arab jambiya dagger.  
Yemen or saidi arabia, circa 18th - early 19th century.
Solid 22kt gold band with arabic calligraphy on front of the hilt (it has beed professionally tested and guaranteed made of solid high carat gold). Gold band is also decorated with very small applied silver accents.
Precious h0rn grip set with silver nails (domestic cattle h0rn, mentioned to comply with ebay policy).
Cattle is a large domestic farm animal kept for their milk or meat. This animal is not threatened or endangered or protected by cites, the endangered species act, or any other state, federal, or international laws. It is legal to sell this item and this listing follows ebay rules.
Originally hilt was decorated with 2 solid gold rosettes, only part of one gold rosette is still present.
Silver with niello decoration band at lower hilt part, on the back. 
Iron backing on the hilt. 
Hand forget blade.
No scabbard (sheath).
   size:
About 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm) long (straight line).   
Blade is about 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) long and 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm) wide under the handle.
  condition: 
Solid original antique condition with charming indication of age. 
Shows honest wear and expected handling marks.  
Losses to iron grip backing. 
Only part of one gold rosette on hilt still present.
Light dents and sharpening marks to blade. 
Some age wear to precious h0rn. 
No previous restoration, all 100% untouched and original.
Very fine precious antique example.