[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by RichieRich6988

I recently got this at an estate sale. I really liked it but was wondering if I can get help ojn its origin. Several Charistricts of this piece is on the handle of the knife there is a religious figurs with a book in their hand, right above that looks like some kind of big cat attacking a antelope, also on the blade there is on one side 3 stars in a line and on the other the same 3 lined up stars at the base of the blade then at the end of the blood grooves there is 3 stars in a triangle. I am quite interested in any info you might be able to provide

Thanks

Richie Rich

It looks like a shibriya see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=shibriya for similar examples though I cannot tell the age of yours... The dots may be Talismanic warding off evil where 3 dots is significant for that purpose |(reflecting or blocking evil from crawling up or down the blade or hilt...) usually in a triangle format. This is a technique reflected in Arabian blades.