Original 19th Century Ottoman Jambiya Dagger with 18th Century Wootz Steel Blade in Silver Scabbard Field Gear The grip is leather covered

The grip is leather covered and bound with plaited wire wrapping

Inside the rare case is an excellent condition example of a WWII Iron Cross First Class 1939

It doesn't show many signs of having been fired much at all

definitely a plus for a marksman or "hunter"

photographed during an exercise with a 24-pounder gun in Fort Corcoran near Arlington Heights

Original 19th Century Ottoman Jambiya Dagger with 18th Century Wootz Steel Blade in Silver Scabbard Field Gear The grip is leather coveredOriginal Item: Only One Available. Janbiya, also spelled janbia, jambiya, 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 janbiya 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). This is particular dagger