Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - The Habaabi Khanjar/Jambia; FromThe Asir.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 13th July 2014, 08:16 AM

Salaams All ~

I confirm that this style is Abha or as it is known in Oman, "Habaabi" (of Abha) and that the distinctive silver UUUUUU design is present in many of these weapons... just above the belt. I have noted that "Omani silver dot com" illustrates daggers from that region though the write up indicates Omani...which is an oversight by them...they aren't, but that daggers from Abha often have a flower tribe stamp...a flower on the reverse and many are engraved on the reverse or sometimes on the back of the Quba(crown) with either the owners or the makers name.

The pictures below illustrate the UUUUUUUU design and two from www.omanisilver.com show the floral stamp to the reverse...and just how close these items are to the Omani Royal Khanjar...The Saaidiyah style..because of the trade Muscat Asir Zanzibar at a high precisely when the Royal weapon was redesigned by Sheherezad in Muscat in about 1840..

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

13th July 2014, 08:16 AM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Salaams All ~ I confirm that this style is Abha or as it is known in Oman, "Habaabi" (of Abha) and that the distinctive silver UUUUUU design is present in many of these weapons... just above the belt. I have noted that "Omani silver dot com" illustrates daggers from that region though the write up indicates Omani...which is an oversight by them...they aren't, but that daggers from Abha often have a flower tribe stamp...a flower on the reverse and many are engraved on the reverse or sometimes on the back of the Quba(crown) with either the owners or the makers name. The pictures below illustrate the UUUUUUUU design and two from www.omanisilver.com show the floral stamp to the reverse...and just how close these items are to the Omani Royal Khanjar...The Saaidiyah style..because of the trade Muscat Asir Zanzibar at a high precisely when the Royal weapon was redesigned by Sheherezad in Muscat in about 1840.. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Attached Images