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Old 10th February 2014, 02:17 PM   #1
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for my exhibition, I need your help.
the left three, Ibrahiim has already been identified.
(Salaam Chregu, I speak of the 3 on the left.
Extreme left.1.Omani Royal Khanjar used in Salalah.
2 Saudia Abha. (habaabi or ahbaabi) Asir region. (Yemeni hilt)
3 Oman Baatinah coastal ... did one Has A bovine hilt.

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the origin of the other daggers is unclear.
the big up front: = Central Saudi Arabia?
Middle Left: = persian?
Middle Right: = heiaz Yemen?

Number 4 +5?

Thank you for your help
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Old 10th February 2014, 07:51 PM   #2
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Hi
for my exhibition, I need your help.
the left three, Ibrahiim has already been identified.
(Salaam Chregu, I speak of the 3 on the left.
Extreme left.1.Omani Royal Khanjar used in Salalah.
2 Saudia Abha. (habaabi or ahbaabi) Asir region. (Yemeni hilt)
3 Oman Baatinah coastal ... did one Has A bovine hilt.

Thanks ...
Regards,
Ibrahiim Balooshi al.)


the origin of the other daggers is unclear.
the big up front: = Central Saudi Arabia?
Middle Left: = persian?
Middle Right: = heiaz Yemen?

Number 4 +5?

Thank you for your help
Chregu
Hi Chregu
Middle left is likely Indo/Persian. It is of Yemen style but the metal toe cap on the scabbard indicates origin elsewhere.
Middle right is from Yemen
Bottom is a Dharia from Western Saudi Arabia.
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Old 10th February 2014, 08:05 PM   #3
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Hi again Chregu,
I would like you to refer to this previous thread and go to the last post, where the term "habaabi" is discussed http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=habaabi
Rather than being an area, it is, according to Ibrahiim's response, a convenient term used by Omanis to describe non Omani jambiya.
Ibrahiim has described your #2 as this. It certainly seems to be Saudia but as to actual area, I can not help.
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Old 11th February 2014, 07:26 PM   #4
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Hi again Chregu,
I would like you to refer to this previous thread and go to the last post, where the term "habaabi" is discussed http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=habaabi
Rather than being an area, it is, according to Ibrahiim's response, a convenient term used by Omanis to describe non Omani jambiya.
Ibrahiim has described your #2 as this. It certainly seems to be Saudia but as to actual area, I can not help.
Stu
Salaams kahnjar1~ I think it is not so much a convenient term but rather a fairly accurate link to the area it has developed in...since it is from an area .. Abha the capital of the Asiir region ~ the weapon perhaps mispronounced Habaabi... of the Abha area (Abhaabi?) ... once in Yemen but now since the 1920s in Saudia..and influenced directly by the Muscat sea traded Muscat Khanjar.
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