Sabiki question

harrywagner · 5th November 2015, 02:38 AM

A new friend and fellow collector recommended Stephen Gracie's book "Jambiya" to me and I am glad he did. It is loaded with practical information, in addition to photos of an incredible collection. I wish there were more books for collectors as good as this one.

Now to my question. The second paragraph on page 161 talks about Sabiki blades being manufactured in three forms: with a central rib (Muayyar), with a flat blade (Beyd) and with a thickened rhomboidal blade. Unfortunately only two blades are shown, and both of those appear, to my untrained eye, to be the Beyd style. I think I know what the Muayyar and Beyd blades look like, but am not certain I have ever seen a rhomboidal blade. Does anyone have a photo of one they will share? Here are photos of three Sabikis I have. I believe one of the blades is Beyd and one is Muayyar. The other Sabibki blade is a very different animal than the other two. I'm posting a picture of it in the off-chance this is what Mr. Gracie is referring to. A fun note I can add is that the chape of the mystery blade's scabbard is a spent cartridge shell.

Harry

5th November 2015, 02:38 AM	#1
harrywagner Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 373	Sabiki question A new friend and fellow collector recommended Stephen Gracie's book "Jambiya" to me and I am glad he did. It is loaded with practical information, in addition to photos of an incredible collection. I wish there were more books for collectors as good as this one. Now to my question. The second paragraph on page 161 talks about Sabiki blades being manufactured in three forms: with a central rib (Muayyar), with a flat blade (Beyd) and with a thickened rhomboidal blade. Unfortunately only two blades are shown, and both of those appear, to my untrained eye, to be the Beyd style. I think I know what the Muayyar and Beyd blades look like, but am not certain I have ever seen a rhomboidal blade. Does anyone have a photo of one they will share? Here are photos of three Sabikis I have. I believe one of the blades is Beyd and one is Muayyar. The other Sabibki blade is a very different animal than the other two. I'm posting a picture of it in the off-chance this is what Mr. Gracie is referring to. A fun note I can add is that the chape of the mystery blade's scabbard is a spent cartridge shell. Harry Attached Images