Saudia Jambiya for Identification

[A.alnakkas]

the hilt ring and the toe are not necessarily taken out of other pieces. These are made sometimes based on personal requests of the owners and in most times they mix different styles together.

The hilt is cut in a style usually found on Saudi khanjars so I doubt it was ever was on a Bu-Saidi type khanjar.

[A.alnakkas]

Included are 2 photos of Saudi Khanjars with the hilt ring. Obviously those were taken from an Omani 'royal' hilt :P seriously, all of the Bu-saidi khanjars I handled had a slimmer hilt figure, it will look odd to try and wrap their rings on a thicker cut hilt.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

Included are 2 photos of Saudi Khanjars with the hilt ring. Obviously those were taken from an Omani 'royal' hilt :P seriously, all of the Bu-saidi khanjars I handled had a slimmer hilt figure, it will look odd to try and wrap their rings on a thicker cut hilt.

Salaams The weapons you show are not Omani. They are from the Asir down in the Southern part of Saudia bordering Yemen(and worn on both sides of that border) which are called in Oman "Habaabi". It is likely that this type originated in Muscat and because of trade with the region and on route to Zanzibar... i.e. the style migrated.

The wife of one of the Omani Sultans(Sheherezad) is credited with designing the Royal Khanjar in about 1850, however, there is another Muscat dagger with Tee Shaped hilt and 7 rings that could have been the design root of this form.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

[A.alnakkas]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams The weapons you show are not Omani. They are from the Asir down in the Southern part of Saudia bordering Yemen(and worn on both sides of that border) which are called in Oman "Habaabi". It is likely that this type originated in Muscat and because of trade with the region and on route to Zanzibar... i.e. the style migrated.

The wife of one of the Omani Sultans(Sheherezad) is credited with designing the Royal Khanjar in about 1850, however, there is another Muscat dagger with Tee Shaped hilt and 7 rings that could have been the design root of this form.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZxzJGgox_E

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams The weapons you show are not Omani. They are from the Asir down in the Southern part of Saudia bordering Yemen(and worn on both sides of that border) which are called in Oman "Habaabi". It is likely that this type originated in Muscat and because of trade with the region and on route to Zanzibar... i.e. the style migrated.

The wife of one of the Omani Sultans(Sheherezad) is credited with designing the Royal Khanjar in about 1850, however, there is another Muscat dagger with Tee Shaped hilt and 7 rings that could have been the design root of this form.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

-----surely not habaabi again!! The place must be awash with so many different Jambiya styles.......

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

the hilt ring and the toe are not necessarily taken out of other pieces. These are made sometimes based on personal requests of the owners and in most times they mix different styles together.

The hilt is cut in a style usually found on Saudi khanjars so I doubt it was ever was on a Bu-Saidi type khanjar.

Salaams A.alnakkas, I show another Omani Khanjar from which the hilt could have derived..It may have come from an Omani dagger... or as you say possibly a Saudia weapon but I doubt it very much. See the other Omani daggers at The Omani Khanjar... there are at least 2. People don't usually request a specific style of toe or rings.. they usually just wander into the silvermaker on market day and see whats cooking. Its very random. Modifications to this weapon could have occured over a long period...several years.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.