Thankyou Santa!! Omani silver and Jambiya

Atlantia · 26th December 2011, 10:05 AM

Hi Stu,

These items are indeed weapons related by comparison of their ornamentation with that of Jambiya, Shafra, Dharia and Khanjar.

Thankyou for adding such clear close-ups as they show the many elements of decoration that are familiar from the hilts and scabbards of that area.
The lines of tiny balls, pyramids of four balls, lines of raised disks etc.
For those who don't have examples, I've added a couple of pics, although you will have many more varied examples than I.
All the pieces that you show here seem of excellent quality and good age. The powder flask is particularly fine, as is the scroll box.
This would make a very worthy addition to the ornamentation comparison sticky thread if you have the time to put a little study together Stu!!

Atlantia · 26th December 2011, 10:26 AM

Your Jambiya is very interesting. I would be tempted to suggest a date of between the wars. The long curl on the scabbard is very distinctive as is the wide band on the scabbard with the inset rupees. A very interesting example. The blade appears to be quite thick and chunky which is good as hopefully the rust wont have left perforations.
Is it possible that the blade is also an Indian traded item, and the rupees allude to this?
Now that I can see the top of the hilt, I think the horn may be bovine/buffalo as it appears to have some delamination and no fibrous 'orange peel' effect on the end grain.

26th December 2011, 10:05 AM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Hi Stu, These items are indeed weapons related by comparison of their ornamentation with that of Jambiya, Shafra, Dharia and Khanjar. Thankyou for adding such clear close-ups as they show the many elements of decoration that are familiar from the hilts and scabbards of that area. The lines of tiny balls, pyramids of four balls, lines of raised disks etc. For those who don't have examples, I've added a couple of pics, although you will have many more varied examples than I. All the pieces that you show here seem of excellent quality and good age. The powder flask is particularly fine, as is the scroll box. This would make a very worthy addition to the ornamentation comparison sticky thread if you have the time to put a little study together Stu!! Attached Images Last edited by Atlantia; 26th December 2011 at 11:01 AM.

26th December 2011, 10:26 AM	#2
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Your Jambiya is very interesting. I would be tempted to suggest a date of between the wars. The long curl on the scabbard is very distinctive as is the wide band on the scabbard with the inset rupees. A very interesting example. The blade appears to be quite thick and chunky which is good as hopefully the rust wont have left perforations. Is it possible that the blade is also an Indian traded item, and the rupees allude to this? Now that I can see the top of the hilt, I think the horn may be bovine/buffalo as it appears to have some delamination and no fibrous 'orange peel' effect on the end grain.