Hijaz, belted Jambiya
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Hi, This appears old the sheath shape is more like Saudi to me. The blade shape
is almost Shibriya like With a crudely made fuller. The wooden insert is snug and has an odd inner shape. I was thinking maybe a side knife? or Boys? Belt is for 34inch waist. Sheath seems small 7X51/2 inches. The blade is 61/2 inches by 1 3/4inches wide. Your thoughts on it. Thank you for your comments, Steve |
My pick would be probably Yemeni.
Regards Stu |
I disagree with Stu I think It is Saudi the belt looks to be all leather and the scabbard does not look Yemeni either more a mix of Saudi and maybe Omani without the rings? Funny how the blade has a rather crude fuller and not a raised rib this is definitely not a Yemeni trait.
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Attached pic is of a Yemeni dagger with a similar style hilt. |
Number 6 Combo
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Hi Lew and Stu, The belt is all leather my main reference is Oriental Arms lists,
they consider them to be Wahabi ( Hijaz). I also felt the sheath was a slimmed down version ala Oman,without the rings. Stu, the hilt has some resemblance to your photo, but, this ones very used. Is it possible this a generational piece that reflects migration to other Arabic areas? That might explain the crude fuller to mimic a raised ridge on an existing blade. What do you make of the mail like sheath over attachment? Thanks again, Steve |
The belt style certainly is similar to the belts on some Hijazi Dharia type daggers, and other saudi daggers, but there the resemblance ends in my opinion.
As I said before I would hope that Steve Gracie comes in on this thread, as he is very knowledgeable on arabian daggers Regards Stu |
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