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8th May 2016, 05:28 PM | #1 |
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Interesting Moroccan Koummya Dagger For Translation
It is often difficult to get excited about Moroccan koummya/jambiya daggers as we see so many of them. But, as many of you know, while the basic style may stay the same, they come in a wide spectrum when it comes to quality and materials used.
This one appealed to me because of the most unusual style of the scabbard, which seems to have more in common with Islamic architecture than other koummya scabbards. The pics here make the uniqueness difficult to see, but each "tilted square" and "heart" shape is concave to the surface, creating a lovely effect and capturing light from different directions. Note also the quality of the silver work of the scabbard's mouth, bolster, and pommel cap. These are detailed far better then typically seen. This dagger was a little dirty when I got it. So it has been polished to bring out the silver alloy of the scabbard and the better quality (real)silver of the hilt and mouth of the scabbard. I am hoping to get help with the translation on the back side of the scabbard. Part of it looks like garble, or nothing, but most looks like legitimate Arabic script. I am hoping a date will surface. I have assumed the piece is mid 20th century. Thanks for any help with translation. |
8th May 2016, 08:54 PM | #2 |
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What a nice piece! I am impressed with the special and superb scabbard work! Best I've seen with these.
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9th May 2016, 08:42 AM | #3 |
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High quality blade with super craftmanship
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9th May 2016, 05:06 PM | #4 |
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Hi
Your koummiya is maybe a little bit older. 1920-30ties One thing is sure, its a very good koummiya. Nowadays the quality is very low, only few craftmen are able to do a good koummiya and they work for the royal familly or rich people. They use most exclusively Spanish blades. |
10th May 2016, 12:02 AM | #5 |
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Thanks all!...most especially Ibrahim with his translation help!
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14th May 2016, 09:06 AM | #6 |
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A royal koummiya 1970ties...
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9th May 2016, 05:04 PM | #7 | |
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Salaams Charles S...It says something like...The first letter appears as a squiggle followed by...Yazid amaali...Bilal bin Mohammed Sabaagh al Shinaani...I think it means made by the master Bilal Al Shinaani... roughly speaking ... Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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