Kurdish Jambiya Dagger

Product Description for Kurdish Jambiya Dagger

Maker: Rucus Coetzee (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 106898
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 10.30 in.
Cutting edge length: 10.30 in.
Total length: 16.25 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.51 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.22 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.20 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.11 in.
Item weight: 11.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 15.6 oz.
Blade: Hand forged, antiqued 1084 carbon steel with an upswept dagger grind
Bolster: Nickel silver
Handle: Carved red bushwillow
Sheath: Custom hand tooled leather sheath with ostrich shin leather overlay
Description: Rucus Coetzee began making knives in 2010 when he started working at Heavin Forge under ABS Mastersmiths Kevin Harvey and Heather Harvey. He began forging blades immediately and joined the Knifemakers' Guild of Southern African in September of 2011 (making him -- at the age of 20 -- the youngest member -- an honor previously held by Kevin Harvey). In 2013, he started his own workshop and began creating many different styles of knives and blades from hunting knives to kitchen knives, though Rucus' interest in bladesmithing comes from his love for history and historical weapons. He spends a lot of time researching these weapons, then creates one of his own. They are never 100% copies of originals. Instead, he tries to introduce his own style into the historically inspired piece.
This Kurdish Jambiya Dagger shows Rucus' skills at their best. It was inspired by the traditional daggers of the Kurdish tribes of the Middle East.
The blade is hand forged 1084 carbon steel. It is meticulously symmetrically ground and antiqued. Daggers are one of the hardest blades to grind because it becomes extremely obvious if the blade is not ground perfectly.
The handle is carved red bushwillow (Combretum apiculatum). This warm toned South African wood has a tremendous swirling figure. The front of the handle is sealed with a hand fileworked nickel silver front face. The pommel is fileworked nickel silver mounted with a lapis lazuli stone. Matching nickel silver 'flower' mounting complete the handle.
The knife is accompanied by a hand tooled leather belt sheath with ostrich shin leather overlay.
Excellent work throughout!


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