ALGERIAN FLYSSA KNIFE

ALGERIAN FLYSSA KNIFE
Algeria / c. 1950s

A vintage Algerian flyssa knife, also known as an ajenoui, with a wooden scabbard and a copper alloy handle. The wooden scabbard is made of two pieces of wood fitted with iron rings and embellished with wooden carvings on top. The steel knife has carvings on the sides and on top of the blade. The handle is made completely out of metal with matching carvings and a figure of a bird’s head on the tip. It is in untouched vintage condition. The scabbard has a crack on the bottom and the blade’s tip is missing.

Total Length 43 cm
Blade Length 27 cm
Weight 258 grams

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