Original 19th Century North African - Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Gilt Embossed Brass Clad Scabbard - circa 1840 French Holster the Italian 10th Army was

the Italian 10th Army was destroyed and the German Afrika Korps—commanded by Erwin Rommel

The stock looks to be beech wood

Clearly very old

Our example is well marked on the left barrel trunion with the patent information and serial number:

Original 19th Century North African - Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Gilt Embossed Brass Clad Scabbard - circa 1840 French Holster the Italian 10th Army wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. Jambiya, also spelled janbia, janbiya, and jambia (Arabic: janbyah), is the Arabic term for dagger, but it is generally used to describe a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade. The term jambiya is used in various Arab countries and India, it is closely associated with the people of Yemen and is prevalent among Muslim men in the Horn of Africa (primarily the Afars of Djibouti). If you look at original