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8th February 2011, 04:45 PM
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My last entry : Saudi dagger
Good day Gentlemen
let me have the pleasure to introduce you my last acquisition; a Saudi dagger - "jambiya" - age ; contempory - origine ; oasis region in eastern Saudi Arabia - denomination; "Doojaniyan" the scabbard is covered with green velvet for a part, and a silver plate decorated with many small silver filigree pieces the belt attachment is made of an arrangement of silver rings (7), and twisted silver wire, and with an chased silver locket the hilt is in rhinoceros horn a single curved blade double-edged and marked with a double midrib comments and appreciations are welcomed  à + Dom |
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8th February 2011, 05:11 PM
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Salam Dom,
Mabrook  this is a wonderful piece. Hows the quality on the blade? first time i see one like this. Is it of persian (or syrian) origin?
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8th February 2011, 05:31 PM
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The blade seems to have an armor piercing tip which leads me to think it is Indo Persian rather a than native Arabian blade. I'm sure there was plenty of trade back in the day and some how this blade ended up on a Saudi jambiya.
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8th February 2011, 05:54 PM
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dhows was doing the trip to Asia and returned with everything that could do business ... and not limited just to silk and spices for sure, it is the vocation of the Arabs of Arabia to be traders ... till now  à + Dom |
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8th February 2011, 07:00 PM
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I suggest that it can be even indian. The gulf people have a long history of trade with india, so it wont be far fetched to suggest that this is an indian blade.
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8th February 2011, 11:33 PM
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Thanks, your remark seems to be pertinent I noticed some similitudes between my blade and blade of katar from Rajasthan à + Dom I will completed my investigation in fact I beleive that is not too much rare to found a blade with "double fullers" in Saudi (pic attached)
Last edited by Dom; 9th February 2011 at 01:08 AM. |
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8th February 2011, 05:38 PM
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Allah ya Barifik  concerning the blade, I dunno from where it's come from, first time for me too to face that type of blade, "double midrib" my books are silent about that suject the blade seems "nickeled" ?? in general, and as far as I knows and I saw in Saudi (not any more in our days) the blacksmiths were Yemenite à + Dom |
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29th March 2011, 01:23 PM
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Khanjar or Jambiyya
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Al-Ahsa (or Al-Hasa) may refer to: Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa - an oasis region in eastern Saudi Arabia; Al-Ahsa Governorate - the administrative unit that includes ...etc etc and the gateway to the UAE ETC... Great dagger but I am unsure as to its name as it is so close to a Khanjar (Omani) but absolutely Saudia for sure... They probably call it a Jambiyya. Read more: http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Al-...#ixzz1HzR566SA |
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30th March 2011, 12:18 AM
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thanks a lot for the complementary informations about, how that kind of dagger is named, even if I spent 6 years of my life in Saudi, it's not from that background, that I knew it, more modestly  I found the reference in book "Weapons of the Islamic World" (Saudi book ...) best regards à + Dom |
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