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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2010, 06:36 PM
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Views: 4,376
Posted By Devadatta
Jambiya blade question

Hello gentlemen,

Long time I'm interested why do some jambiyas have this ornament at the blade just near the handle? I saw several alike, unfortunatelly a yemeni-craftsman couldn't explain (at...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2010, 03:29 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 42,081
Posted By Devadatta
Seems for me Sudanese

Seems for me Sudanese
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2010, 12:22 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,028
Posted By Devadatta
Bazaar dagger :)

Hello gentlemen,

Some time ago a friend of mine went to Morocco and brought me a dagger from there as a gift. It's obviously a bazaar piece, but it doesn't look like neither classical moroccan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2010, 08:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 30,472
Posted By Devadatta
And by the way I found such an interesting piece...

And by the way I found such an interesting piece in Oriental arms "sold" list: a beja-dagger with yemeni-style scabbard

http://oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2791
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2010, 08:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 30,472
Posted By Devadatta
Unfortunatelly I have no beja-dagger in my...

Unfortunatelly I have no beja-dagger in my collection, still I'm planning to purchase a few.

But I have a theory that this kind of shape came from arabs, since this region always had relations...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2010, 05:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 30,472
Posted By Devadatta
Is that a Hadendoa

Hello gentlemen,

Look at this photo, it was taken in Somalia as the source states, however I found this man and his dagger very similar to Sudanese Fuzzy-Wuzzy, what do you think?

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2010, 11:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,959
Posted By Devadatta
Thank you very much, Dom!

Thank you very much, Dom!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2010, 04:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,959
Posted By Devadatta
Thank you Dom, have a nice trip. Tashkent is a...

Thank you Dom, have a nice trip. Tashkent is a great city and I also wish you to visit Samarkand. I was there last summer and it was unforgetable.

And also I suggest you to buy local national...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2010, 07:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,959
Posted By Devadatta
So hello again, dear Dom, hope you'll help me...

So hello again, dear Dom, hope you'll help me with my new items?

Here're two more daggers from Jordan. Can anything be translated?

http://i049.radikal.ru/1006/4b/ff97fd041fcf.jpg
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2010, 12:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 31,768
Posted By Devadatta
Some time ago I was thinking on a similar...

Some time ago I was thinking on a similar question: what a flyssa is according to well-known european definitions? Mainly long pieces can be obviously considered as "swords", but there are also...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2010, 12:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 31,768
Posted By Devadatta
I think it's impossible to measure from...

I think it's impossible to measure from american/european point of view

Here we have kinjals from Caucasus, some of them can be really HUGE, still they're counted as "daggers" not as "swords"
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2010, 07:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,219
Posted By Devadatta
OK I can show it like this but now it's evening...

OK I can show it like this but now it's evening and I cannot take any additional photos, if more are required I'll try it tomorrow

http://s54.radikal.ru/i145/1006/b3/9c891eea9316.jpg
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2010, 04:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,219
Posted By Devadatta
Indonesian Jambiya

Hi again,

Just received this new jambiya made in Indonesia.

I'm really impressed with this cross-culture style: arabian form of the blade and indonesian fittings
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2010, 06:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,562
Posted By Devadatta
Did you mean Sabiki instead of Mecca? BTW as I...

Did you mean Sabiki instead of Mecca? BTW as I noticed Omani/Qatari blades are usually not that wide as Yemeni are. I partially agree with your "tribe" idea but still, most daggers can be localized...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2010, 09:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,562
Posted By Devadatta
Jambiya again

Hello Gents,

A friend of mine obtained this jambiya. For me the hilt seems to be pure Yemeni, however I doubt about the scabbard - I bet it's either Oman or Saudi. What do you guys think?

BR,
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2010, 04:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,711
Posted By Devadatta
Thanks a lot for your comments. As I understand,...

Thanks a lot for your comments. As I understand, it belongs to local african tribes, not sudanese arabs? Shall it be considered as muslim weapon anyway?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2010, 06:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,711
Posted By Devadatta
Dagger - tebu or..?

Hello gentlemen

The following dagger is new in my collection, seller stated it belongs to Tebu tribe, which is actually living in Chad as I know.

But can it be Sudanese, for instance?
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2010, 04:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,038
Posted By Devadatta
Sirs, by the way - speaking of long Saudi...

Sirs, by the way - speaking of long Saudi jambiyas, what is the difference between sabeek and dharia, anyone knows?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2010, 06:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,038
Posted By Devadatta
Dear Ted, thank you for your post, it's very...

Dear Ted, thank you for your post, it's very interesting!

Now I'm planning to get the book you were talking about. Is the full name "Flowered Men and Green Slopes of Arabia"?

Best regards,
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2010, 07:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,246
Posted By Devadatta
Tourist :( Currently made in India.

Tourist :(

Currently made in India.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2010, 08:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,857
Posted By Devadatta
That's a most beautiful dagger of this kind I've...

That's a most beautiful dagger of this kind I've ever seen!

Dreaming to obtain a similar one somewhere.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2010, 07:03 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,124
Posted By Devadatta
Hi Stu, I maybe mistaken, but I think your...

Hi Stu,

I maybe mistaken, but I think your third Omani khanjar is actually more typical for Saudi Arabia

That's a picture from flickr.com taken by a french photographer Eric Lafforgue
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2010, 12:11 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,124
Posted By Devadatta
Always welcome, and I also suggest you to use...

Always welcome, and I also suggest you to use search-engine of this forum to find some interesting topics about jambiya. There are a lot of specialists here whose knowledge on the subject are much...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2010, 12:05 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 25,124
Posted By Devadatta
Well, the same forms can be found in all regions...

Well, the same forms can be found in all regions of Arabic peninsula and in other countries which were influensed by Arabs. In most western sources all such daggers are called jambiya, however they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2010, 11:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,330
Posted By Devadatta
OK so here are some closups of the blade - ...

OK so here are some closups of the blade -

http://s57.radikal.ru/i157/1005/b1/5b5c917457e4.jpg

http://s004.radikal.ru/i208/1005/06/1f9036edc02c.jpg

And yes I mentioned the difference -...
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