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13th February 2012, 03:33 PM
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It's called Sayidi as I know, and was designed for royal family
I also have 2 of those |
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13th February 2012, 03:35 PM
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Here are mine
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13th February 2012, 03:48 PM
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Salaams Devadatta ~ Same provenance exactly as my description above. Indian manufacture in the form of Royal Omani Khanjars.. There are a lot of these about and the souk in Muscat has rather a lot I'm afraid.  They appear to fill a niche in the tourist market...Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
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13th February 2012, 04:49 PM
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Salaams Ibrahiim, thank you for your comment. The first one, however, came from Saudi Arabia and it's previous owner purchased this khanjar about 20 years ago. It also has a presentation case with coat of arms, - maybe it was a kind of gift or souvenir...
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13th February 2012, 04:55 PM
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Salaams Devadatta ~ Yes that is a nice presentation box ... in fact only today similar presentations were made for international visitors to a bank near me. Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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13th February 2012, 05:47 PM
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Great info, thank you all. Thinking back some books on Indian weapons do include this type of Jambiya. Always, thought that curious. I thought this had some age due wear and damage to it, but, it may well be touristy. The Indian silver work is impressive. A few years back I had This one it also had a fully covered hilt and a bonus side knife.
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13th February 2012, 06:08 PM
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Salaams archer, Khanjar is an interesting word; It is an Arab word, not Indian, thus the theory is that the Indian Khanjar developed from that rather than the other way round. Jambiyya on the other hand is not used in Oman and I have no idea of the words origin except to hazzard a guess at Himyaritic. (ancient Yemeni) It has been suggested in a museum reference that the Indian Khanjar came into being in about the 16th Century. Omans is far older. It is thus important to separate the descriptions (Omani and Yemeni and Indian) as they have very different designs though each has a curved blade etc.. and they are probably distant relatives...however by definition you just cannot have an Omani Jambiyya... I think Search contains some detail also on work knives.  Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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