Sabiki question

[A.alnakkas]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Hi Stu,

I always thought that these were Wahabite knives

Miguel

That's very historically inaccurate. The Wahhabi movement was more of a Najdi movement, their equipment would be similar to the following (with less emphasis on gold) the items shown are after the movement was destroyed by Al-Saud as a strong and active military branch but what they used earlier is of this design.

Now on topic, the rhomboidal bladed dharia (dhurai') is very rare. Its ones with medial ridge, rather that the shape of the blade is... rhomboidal :-) I have one in my collection with a wootz blade.