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6th July 2008, 09:41 PM
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Old Saudi Jambiya
Picked this up today in trade. Early 20th century jambiya with nice silver fittings over horn came with old stud decorated scabbard with belt. The blade is in decent shape but it looks as if it has seen plenty of action. Please forgive the one shaky picture.
Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 6th July 2008 at 11:05 PM. |
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6th July 2008, 09:52 PM
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Looks like a nice Wahabi jambiya to add to your collection.....
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6th July 2008, 10:35 PM
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Very nice Lew, and hard to find - I have one, which is much later, from the second half of last century (60s+). I am attaching it here so that everyone can see the differences.
Jose, I am not sure if Wahabi is the correct term for these khanjars. There were some excellent threads by Saqr Al-Anzi, where he pointed out that the Wahabits most likely did not use this type of khanjars. According to Elgood's book, ti be safe I would just call them Hejazi, but I have never been to KSA and I could stand corrected. Regards, Teodor |
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6th July 2008, 11:04 PM
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TVV
You are correct this style is from Hejaz  .Lew |
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7th July 2008, 05:21 AM
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Very nice piece Lew. It would look good with these!!
 Regards, Stuart |
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7th July 2008, 01:39 PM
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Stuart
That is a nice looking group of Khanjars you have a mix of older and newer. Newer being mid 20th century. Lew |
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