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This arrived today. It seems to be a cross between a Saudi and a Yemeni jambiy. The blade is longer and some what narrower than most of the Yemen style jambiyas I have come across. The blade is about 9.5-10 inches long and is very well made with a thick center rib. The hilt is buffalo horn with nice silver fittings. The scabbard has seen better days and is quite worn but in all a very unique jambiya variation.
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Quite interesting indeed. I wonder if this is some variation of the jambiyas from Asir - the region used to be part of Yemen before the Saudis conquered it and some combined influence in style seems plausible. I wonder even more what Saqr Al-Anzi's opinion would be - he hasn't been frequent in the forum as of late, but maybe you can contact him by e-mail?
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I have this Janbiyya from the Hijaz/Asir region, blade 14". The hilt is quite different but there are some very similar features to the scabbard.
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Yes, Asir, a sabiki like the attached photo.
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I realise that this is changing the direction of this thread slightly but since it still deals with this type of knife, I hope it will be excused.
I note that in the pic of the gent with the Sabiki, ![]() Is there a reason for this does anyone know?? |
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Perhaps the negative was reversed?
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