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We shall observe the Arab daggers in this thread...
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I like jambiya #1 - looks like gilded silver and horn.
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Great pieces, I love number 1,2 & 5 also!
I think the current live rust needs arresting though, before 3 & 5 deterate even further & end up like the relic blade on 4. Spiral |
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Nice collection Bill.
I agree with Spiral though. That rust on these wafer thin blades is very worrying. Best Gene |
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Thanks, gentlemen!
These have been sitting in my basement for a good long while--I just don't have enough wall space to put everything on it. (Built a place with a lot of large windows--plenty of light, but not much place for the arms on the wall.) The gold looking one is gold. I bought it WAY before gold went through the roof! Bill |
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I agree about the rust....kill it quick!! #1, 2 & 5 are either Saudi or Yemeni Jambiya and 3 & 4 probably Omani. Nice pieces and thanks for showing.
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Gentlemen, thanks a bunch for your help! Your expertise is most impressive to an old coot like me, who collected with the one book that was available
at the time--Stone's. I very much appreciate all the research you have put in on the knives, and your kind comments. Thanks, Bill |
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Salaams whistlinbill, Ok you have a good collection there... Gold? If its the number one I would say gold wash...over silver. Your No 1 is a Salalah Khanjar. No 2 is Habaabi from Saudia close to the Oman border. 3 and 4 are a puzzle; Made in Oman perhaps but 3 is decorated in the UAE style below the belt and 4 is odd as it has no belt section(broke off?) but could be a mixture worn say in the southern fringes and we go for Salalah ... 5 is Saudia Jambia WE THINK! Cleaned up and derusted they will look great. Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 21st December 2011 at 05:18 PM. |
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and the next photo...
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I love number 7 and it looks like very fine Rhino horn too...very nice
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Another very nice group there Bill. Wide range of syles and ages.
At the very least get some penetrating oil on the rusted patches like the ones on #7 to try and stop the decay progressing. Are these more from the cellar? Can't wait to see what you DO display! ![]() Best Gene |
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Salaams, 6. Saudia 7. Habaabi Saudia 8 Muscat 9 Habaabi Saudia 10 Yemen and Salalah. Ibrahiim |
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Hint duly noted, here are three more:
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Salaams and thanks Lee...First is an Omani Khanjar from the Sharqiyya (not Sur) and favoured in the central area and south (Khaiyma and Salalah). I like the hilt which is hundreds of silver pins hammered into the horn grip that could well be Z'raff(Rhino). ![]() Second is a Yemeni Jambiyya. Third is a Yemeni Jambiyya( very basic dagger ) Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 2nd February 2012 at 04:14 PM. |
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Salaams Lee ~ Anymore? Bump !
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Ibrahiim, Gav and Gene, Thank you so much for your expertise (and kindness re the awful rust problem.) I live in the Southeastern part of the US, and have 53 inches of rainfall per year. I built a basement that is as waterproof as possible--sprayed-on rubber on the outside of the wall, and waterproof paint inside.
And a raised wooden floor with dehumidifiers going constantly. But, somehow the knives still managed to rust! I reckon it's back to the drawing board.... Thanks, Bill |
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We can go for 2 or 3 years with no rain at all in some areas! With a collection as vast as yours you do really well ~dont worry about the rust just give the blades a greasing with wax ... trouble is these scabbards are often wooden inside and it is there that the moisture can build up. Once a month should be ok for a quick blade waxing ... You have some great items there !! Thank you for sharing Sir, and its great to hear from you... ![]() Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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Hi there, wonderfull collection of Jambiya, thankyou for sharing. We have a humidity problem here in the UK as well, and I have sadly had a couple of nice blades rust in the scabbards. In the end the best solution is sometimes to store them out of the scabbard. Wax, I have some reservations about. I have used petrolium jelly (vas*line) in the past, diluted in white spirit to thin it. The spirit evaporates leaving a thin even layer of fine grease. Currently I use "watch oil", which is a modified olive oil, and so does not damage wooden scabbards like mineral oil does.
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Ibrahiim and Dave, thank you! I'll give that a play to see if I can head off the "red demon" before it gets a chance to get hold.
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