Can anyone ID this Jambiyah

thinreadline · 29th July 2018, 08:48 PM

Can anyone ID this Jambiyah like dagger please ? I wonder what part of the world it may come from . Thank you.

kahnjar1 · 29th July 2018, 09:42 PM

Dharia dagger from Hijaz/Asir region (Western modern day Saudi Arabia) The style is called Rashaq.
Bani Malik and Bani Shahr tribes. Probaly early to mid 20th c.
The top section of the scabbard and the hilt will be silver, and the bottom section of the scabbard is brass. Give it a clean and you will have a very nice item...............
Stu

thinreadline · 29th July 2018, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Dharia dagger from Hijaz/Asir region (Western modern day Saudi Arabia) The style is called Rashaq.
Bani Malik and Bani Shahr tribes. Probaly early to mid 20th c.
The top section of the scabbard and the hilt will be silver, and the bottom section of the scabbard is brass. Give it a clean and you will have a very nice item...............
Stu

Thank you for that interesting reply I had no idea at all , much appreciated .

kahnjar1 · 30th July 2018, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

Thank you for that interesting reply I had no idea at all , much appreciated .

I should perhaps also have said that this type of dagger is often refered to in sellers/collectors circles as "Wahabite" which in fact is completely incorrect. The correct term is "Dharia" and is described as such by the King Faisal Foundation Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh in their 1991publication titled Swords & Armour.
Stu

thinreadline · 30th July 2018, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

I should perhaps also have said that this type of dagger is often refered to in sellers/collectors circles as "Wahabite" which in fact is completely incorrect. The correct term is "Dharia" and is described as such by the King Faisal Foundation Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh in their 1991publication titled Swords & Armour.
Stu

Thanks for that clarification Stu , 'wahabite' is a term frequently misapplied !

kahnjar1 · 30th July 2018, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

Thanks for that clarification Stu , 'wahabite' is a term frequently misapplied !

Yes

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kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,741	Dharia dagger from Hijaz/Asir region (Western modern day Saudi Arabia) The style is called Rashaq. Bani Malik and Bani Shahr tribes. Probaly early to mid 20th c. The top section of the scabbard and the hilt will be silver, and the bottom section of the scabbard is brass. Give it a clean and you will have a very nice item............... Stu