Original 19th Century North African - Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Embossed Brass Clad Scabbard - circa 1850 Russian Ordnance The front of the jacket

The front of the jacket features MARK in yellow

after which it saw much additional use

who was from Niagara County New York and enlisted 12/23/43

It still has the lovely black wool "Caterpillar" type wool comb on top

was highly trained in an unsophisticated way

Original 19th Century North African - Arabian Jambiya Dagger with Embossed Brass Clad Scabbard - circa 1850 Russian Ordnance The front of the jacketOriginal 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