"Tiger teeth dagger"

[Runjeet Singh]

A favorite among the Sikhs, if you go to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple, you will find the souvenir shops selling replicas (some are quite good!), and many Sikhs wearing them as 'Kirpan's' (the Sikh holy dagger).

An old Sikh term, although I have no written sources, is 'Jaam Dhar' - literally 'Demons Tooth'.

It should also be noted, that as far as I know, 'Jambiya' isn't a word that is widely used in the Indian languages, the Indian word is 'Khanjar'.

Regards
Runjeet

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by Akaalarms

A favorite among the Sikhs, if you go to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple, you will find the souvenir shops selling replicas (some are quite good!), and many Sikhs wearing them as 'Kirpan's' (the Sikh holy dagger).

An old Sikh term, although I have no written sources, is 'Jaam Dhar' - literally 'Demons Tooth'.

It should also be noted, that as far as I know, 'Jambiya' isn't a word that is widely used in the Indian languages, the Indian word is 'Khanjar'.

Regards
Runjeet

Runjeet, here is a reference from a late 1800s enyclopedia on Indian terms.("Jambya, Hind., a form of dagger."). Maybe it is an older term that fell out of use.

[Runjeet Singh]

Eric,

My experience is based on North Indian languages and culture, but I guess, the Arab traders and settlers, especially in South India, would have used the word 'Jambiya'. Do you have a title and author for the encyclopedia?

Thanks for the link for the Hermann Historica books, I didn't realize they were still available. I have the 1984 and 1986 with the Tiger tooth and Pesh Kabz on it, does anybody know if the others are worth buying?

Regards
Runjeet

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by Akaalarms

Eric,

My experience is based on North Indian languages and culture, but I guess, the Arab traders and settlers, especially in South India, would have used the word 'Jambiya'. Do you have a title and author for the encyclopedia?

Thanks for the link for the Hermann Historica books, I didn't realize they were still available. I have the 1984 and 1986 with the Tiger tooth and Pesh Kabz on it, does anybody know if the others are worth buying?

Regards
Runjeet

Runjeet, this is it. "The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures, Volume 3",
Edward Balfour, B. Quaritch, 1885.

[Marcus]

Estcrh and Runjeet,
Thanks for this information. I look forward to getting my dagger from Artzi soon and will post some pictures.
Marcus

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Estcrh and Runjeet,
Thanks for this information. I look forward to getting my dagger from Artzi soon and will post some pictures.
Marcus

Marcus, some additional pictures would be nice, your is the only one I have seen with pierced / open work on the blade.

[Marcus]

Enjoy