Barbary States Dagger

Rich · 9th August 2005, 09:25 PM

Here's a pic of one of my Khodmi.

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinpic/khodmi.jpg

rich s

Tim Simmons · 9th August 2005, 09:41 PM

Purple Haze

Rich · 9th August 2005, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Purple Haze

Huh??? My graphics software for some reason always wants
to give everything a blue cast to it. Have no idea why or how
to not do it. Sorry.

Rich

Aurangzeb · 9th August 2005, 11:02 PM

Hi all!

So that is what a khodmio is, I wonder if the crossguard is a idea borrowed from the French stiletto of the 19th. century while Morocco was occupied by them? Are these attributed to a specific tribe or is it reigenal to the Atlas mountains of Morocco and Algeria? Thanks for the quick I.D. of this dagger.

P.S.- I have been hunting for a Libyan dagger for a while now and I can't seem to find one or what one looks like or even a name? I know at some point in history they must have had them what happend did they all dissaper!

Rich · 9th August 2005, 11:11 PM

I've been told Khodmi are/were mainly associated with the Berbers of
Morocco. Given modern cultural mixing however, I suspect khodmi style
knives are used by several groups over most of northern Africa.

Rich S

Aurangzeb · 10th August 2005, 12:09 AM

Hi all!

Do the circle desgiens on the hilt have to do with the "Evil Eye" because I haver seen flissya's with a similer desigen on the sheath from Algeria? Such as the one on Page-23 of "African Arms and Armour". Whould anyone happen to know what Morocco's association with the Barbary States piracy in the 19th. century?

Emanuel · 11th August 2005, 08:37 PM

Hello Aurangzeb,

The Barbary Coast had its capital in Algiers, Algeria, also comprising the coastal parts of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Here's some old maps of it.
http://www.oldmapsbooks.com/MapPage/.../57542barb.htm

Manolo

9th August 2005, 09:25 PM	#1
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Here's a pic of one of my Khodmi. http://home.earthlink.net/~steinpic/khodmi.jpg rich s

9th August 2005, 09:41 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Purple Haze

9th August 2005, 11:02 PM	#4
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi all! So that is what a khodmio is, I wonder if the crossguard is a idea borrowed from the French stiletto of the 19th. century while Morocco was occupied by them? Are these attributed to a specific tribe or is it reigenal to the Atlas mountains of Morocco and Algeria? Thanks for the quick I.D. of this dagger. P.S.- I have been hunting for a Libyan dagger for a while now and I can't seem to find one or what one looks like or even a name? I know at some point in history they must have had them what happend did they all dissaper!

9th August 2005, 11:11 PM	#5
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I've been told Khodmi are/were mainly associated with the Berbers of Morocco. Given modern cultural mixing however, I suspect khodmi style knives are used by several groups over most of northern Africa. Rich S

10th August 2005, 12:09 AM	#6
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi all! Do the circle desgiens on the hilt have to do with the "Evil Eye" because I haver seen flissya's with a similer desigen on the sheath from Algeria? Such as the one on Page-23 of "African Arms and Armour". Whould anyone happen to know what Morocco's association with the Barbary States piracy in the 19th. century?

11th August 2005, 08:37 PM	#7
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello Aurangzeb, The Barbary Coast had its capital in Algiers, Algeria, also comprising the coastal parts of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Here's some old maps of it. http://www.oldmapsbooks.com/MapPage/.../57542barb.htm Manolo