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Originally Posted by ariel
AFAIK, Saidi was a general name for a societal stratum that traced their descent from Prophet Mohammed ( rightly or wrongly). As a rule, their were the richest jambias ( khanjar in Oman). This one also seems to me a newer example.
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Ariel, this particular khanjar style and its naming can be confusing, but the name is not a reference to the Sayeds, but to the Sa'eedi royal family of Oman.
Sa'eedi = سعيدي with the letter ع (ah)
Sayed = سيد
I always thought of adding properly pronounced Arab names for items but I can be lazy :-)