Khoumiya information/update

tom hyle · 15th January 2005, 05:12 PM

I've recently seen a couple of khoumiyas that seem particularly old and display a feature contrary to the commentary on this site, so I thought I'd share. We think of the Khoumiya as being flat in the ricassoe, much like an European blade, but I have recently obtained one with a central ridge line in the ricassoe, such that it is like a diamond section, but with heavy unsharpened "rebated" edges, then the cutting part is brought to an edge (no doubt as part of the original construction) with a sharp high plunge and full bevel removal rather than a secondary edge. Hard to get a mental picture from my babble? I saw an (even older) one on ebay, this one with a giant pommel and a fully metal-cased handle (mine has the more typical/modern pommel, though I believe an old version of it, a tang-band, and central jambiya ferule), and what looks like a midrib/hollowed bevels. #6502386855 The edges of the ricassoe actually look raised, which mine is grooved on one side in sort of imitation of.

erlikhan · 15th January 2005, 08:14 PM

I saw your post and went to the item number and deja vu.
I've won but haven't received and seen it yet.

tom hyle · 12th February 2005, 01:29 PM

Erlikhan, hopefully you now have this item in hand? Does it live up to expectations? I thought it looked really nice.

erlikhan · 13th February 2005, 10:19 AM

well i received it, but unfortunately not overall as i expected. the worst point,the blade is a machine made, plated shiny one

. and silver works are very thin folio, of which much is worn off. In fact all of the dagger is worn more than seen in the pictures. Structure interesting, heavy and and strong as was expected . So not a big loss for this price but definitely not a good hunt too.

15th January 2005, 05:12 PM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Khoumiya information/update I've recently seen a couple of khoumiyas that seem particularly old and display a feature contrary to the commentary on this site, so I thought I'd share. We think of the Khoumiya as being flat in the ricassoe, much like an European blade, but I have recently obtained one with a central ridge line in the ricassoe, such that it is like a diamond section, but with heavy unsharpened "rebated" edges, then the cutting part is brought to an edge (no doubt as part of the original construction) with a sharp high plunge and full bevel removal rather than a secondary edge. Hard to get a mental picture from my babble? I saw an (even older) one on ebay, this one with a giant pommel and a fully metal-cased handle (mine has the more typical/modern pommel, though I believe an old version of it, a tang-band, and central jambiya ferule), and what looks like a midrib/hollowed bevels. #6502386855 The edges of the ricassoe actually look raised, which mine is grooved on one side in sort of imitation of.

15th January 2005, 08:14 PM	#2
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	I saw your post and went to the item number and deja vu. I've won but haven't received and seen it yet.

12th February 2005, 01:29 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Erlikhan, hopefully you now have this item in hand? Does it live up to expectations? I thought it looked really nice.

13th February 2005, 10:19 AM	#4
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	well i received it, but unfortunately not overall as i expected. the worst point,the blade is a machine made, plated shiny one . and silver works are very thin folio, of which much is worn off. In fact all of the dagger is worn more than seen in the pictures. Structure interesting, heavy and and strong as was expected . So not a big loss for this price but definitely not a good hunt too.