The Musandam Axe. The Jerrs Axe.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

The Musandam Axe. The Jerrs Axe.

What is this strange Northern Enclave at the Straits of Hormuz separated from Oman proper and peopled by a seemingly different tribal group...amongst others, the "Shehuh"...giving us The Shehi work-knife as well as the topic weapon ...The Musandam Axe or Jerrs ?

Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Note; Pictured below the main map and examples of Jerrs Axe heads from Richardson and Dorr. The Oman Cultural Foundation Volumes on Omani Artefacts.

Salaams all and a note to library on a point just discovered whilst reading ...

The word Gurz was Persian for mace .... This would appear to be the root of the Mussandam word for their axe....Jerrs.... see http://archive.org/stream/CloseComba...eriod_djvu.txt by SHIHAB AL-SARRA1-

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.