SAUDI?? JAMBIYA FOR COMMENT

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Thanks for comments. The hilt style does not seem right to me for Omani. There are Jambiya shown in Weapons of the Islamic World published by the King Faisal Center in Riyadh, describing this style as DOOJANIYAN, and being contemporary to Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
What think you Gentlemen?

As a matter of interest, Al-Ahsa is the easternmost province of Saudi Arabia, and it borders Oman, UAE and Yemen, so...........that might explain the Omani type scabbard but with the silverwork decoration typically Yemeni in style. I am basically happy with the Saudi ,rather than Omani origins, as the hilt is NOT of Omani style, and the silver decoration is NOT of the typical scroll type found on most Omani Jambiya.
Any further thoughts??