Middle Eastern Khanjar

A Khanjar or Jambiya typical of the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq. Also known as the Maʻdān (Arabic: معدان‎), they are inhabitants of the Tigris-Euphrates marshlands in the south and east of Iraq and along the Iranian border.

The hilt is carved from a single solid piece of horn.

During the years 1747–1831, Iraq was ruled by the Mamluk dynasty of Georgian origin who succeeded in obtaining autonomy from the Ottoman Empire.