Shula S'boula/Jiboula

Ian · 8th June 2025, 09:05 PM

Rob,

Coming back to your knife at the start of this thread, I think it might be an example from the area where the s'boula and shula coexist on Waelty's map. In other words, a local hybrid of the two. I think you could call it either a s'boula or a shula or a hybrid of the two, just as we see hybrids of Moroccan koummya/khanjar in the late 19th/20th C.

RobT · 10th June 2025, 04:56 AM

Jim McDougall,
I guess my age is showing.

Ian,
As I wrote on 06/04/25, Waetly's map is why I resurrected this thread. It would seem that the various Moroccan groups like to mix and match blade components. I wouldn't be surprised to find a koummya with a s'boula hilt one day.

Sincerely,
RobT

10th June 2025, 04:56 AM	#2
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 607	Je Me Souviens Shirley Ellis Jim McDougall, I guess my age is showing. Ian, As I wrote on 06/04/25, Waetly's map is why I resurrected this thread. It would seem that the various Moroccan groups like to mix and match blade components. I wouldn't be surprised to find a koummya with a s'boula hilt one day. Sincerely, RobT

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8th June 2025, 09:05 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,651	Rob, Coming back to your knife at the start of this thread, I think it might be an example from the area where the s'boula and shula coexist on Waelty's map. In other words, a local hybrid of the two. I think you could call it either a s'boula or a shula or a hybrid of the two, just as we see hybrids of Moroccan koummya/khanjar in the late 19th/20th C.