Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. A Jambiya, C.1900 GTRexclude the lid having come away

the lid having come away from the base

marked “RODO” on reverse

arriving in Guam

the obverse bearing a raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Yemen, Ottoman Protectorate. A Jambiya, C.1900 GTRexclude the lid having come awayThis jambiya has a 350 mm long curved double edged steel blade, magnetic, with sharpened edges and having a semi sharp tip. The blade has a raised fuller and is embedded into a handle fabricated from a 120 mm long piece of polished wood with a dark brown finish. The wooden handle is designed with a wide crossguard, narrowing at the mid point and widens again at the pommel, the end of which is shaped like an elongated ellipse. This allows the user to