The Omani Work Knife.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 9th September 2019, 03:04 PM

THESE OLD EUROPEAN (and other) BUTTER KNIVES and the larger knives often for cutting cakes or bread/ meat and sought after by Omanis for their excellent blades and razor sharpened for menial tasks like cutting string or the traditional coup de grace for killing small game chickens and the like … are worn tucked in behind the Khanjar often in a hand made leather scabbard or in the case of the bigger knives on their own on a belt. The clipped point is often preferred and the silver work traditional, always on the hilt and over the top of existing bone, bakelite or other handles.
Here are full pictures of the knives..(Sikkeen) below.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 6th November 2019, 04:32 PM

THE ICONIC RODGERS WORK KNIFE

This is the highly respected Rodgers knife >>A Victorian butter or Cake Knife given the Omani hilt silverwork And usually worn behind The Omani Khanjar.

Edster · 6th November 2019, 06:00 PM

Ibrahiim,

The silver cap on the top of some of these knives looks like those on top of powder containers discussed on this Bandolier post.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25355

Are the caps repurposed from powder container stocks or purpose-made for knife embellishment?

Regards,
Ed

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 7th November 2019, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edster

Ibrahiim,

The silver cap on the top of some of these knives looks like those on top of powder containers discussed on this Bandolier post.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25355

Are the caps repurposed from powder container stocks or purpose-made for knife embellishment?

Regards,
Ed

THANKS ED ~ The silver caps or crowns to these work knives are individually made for the knives. Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Kubur · 16th June 2020, 12:05 PM

Hi

It was labelled on eprey as Arabian knife.
I post it here because the fittings look Omani, but the knife is not European.
Is it an Omani knife or an Indian knife?
This is a tricky object...

Kubur

9th September 2019, 03:04 PM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	THESE OLD EUROPEAN (and other) BUTTER KNIVES and the larger knives often for cutting cakes or bread/ meat and sought after by Omanis for their excellent blades and razor sharpened for menial tasks like cutting string or the traditional coup de grace for killing small game chickens and the like … are worn tucked in behind the Khanjar often in a hand made leather scabbard or in the case of the bigger knives on their own on a belt. The clipped point is often preferred and the silver work traditional, always on the hilt and over the top of existing bone, bakelite or other handles. Here are full pictures of the knives..(Sikkeen) below. Attached Images

6th November 2019, 04:32 PM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	THE ICONIC RODGERS WORK KNIFE This is the highly respected Rodgers knife >>A Victorian butter or Cake Knife given the Omani hilt silverwork And usually worn behind The Omani Khanjar. Attached Images

16th June 2020, 12:05 PM	#5
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi It was labelled on eprey as Arabian knife. I post it here because the fittings look Omani, but the knife is not European. Is it an Omani knife or an Indian knife? This is a tricky object... Kubur Attached Images

6th November 2019, 06:00 PM	#3
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 411	Ibrahiim, The silver cap on the top of some of these knives looks like those on top of powder containers discussed on this Bandolier post. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25355 Are the caps repurposed from powder container stocks or purpose-made for knife embellishment? Regards, Ed