A QAJAR PERSIAN JAMBIYA with curved double-edged ridged steel blade carved above with cusped cartouches and pendants, the sea-ivory hilt of characteristic form carved on both sides with two children standing before three men, with inscription panels above and below on one side and foliate panels on the other, in original black leather covered wooden scabbard tooled with arabesques on the outer face, the inner fitted for the accompanying ivory-handled by-knife, the silver chape decorated with repousé birds and arabesques and with terminal boss, silver turban shaped hanging loop and attached maroon cord with tassle, 19th century