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Here's a Yemeni with what I presume a Sibiki might be.
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I have been reading this thread with great interest and in fact, it is the first that has given me any information at all.. so thank you!
My Father just recently acquired a Jambiya, although in doing some research on it for him, I believe it is a Thuma. 1930's or somewhere in there. It does not have the hard J shape, but on the other hand, the scabbard is not made entirely of silver. It looks to be a leather backing of some sort. It came with the brocade belt and two prayer amulets attached to it.. I am researching those currently.. As I stated, we have just recently came into this, so the markings on the amulets I have just read about and will check them when I again have access to this. My question though is on the Thuma. Are there certain styles for certain tribal areas? How do you tell what kind of horn the handle is made from. Is it all in the patina? How do you tell what kind of silver is used without destroying the item? Any further information would be greatly appreciated.. It is a beautiful piece. We just want to know what we have. Thank you! |
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Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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Salaams All,
I have just read a very interesting couple of articles on the subject at 1. https://www.academia.edu/6441820/The..._various_parts 2. http://www.penn.museum/documents/pub...-2/Cammann.pdf Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. ![]() Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 28th June 2014 at 07:03 PM. |
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Thank you for bring up this topic Michael. Thank you Ibrahiim, your links were of great interest to Me. Most informative was: http://www.penn.museum/documents/pu...9-2/Cammann.pdf page 28, describes the triple ribbed blades being of a different steel and perhaps, that they are an older style. I did not find anything more. We discussed this one here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=dharia
Does anyone know of additional info on blades from the Ansab area? or other examples? Thanks, Steve |
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Sabiki is one of the names given to the Dharia type dagger. See here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17574. for pics and descriptions. Stu |
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