Heavey Fullered Hijaz Jambiya

kahnjar1 · 5th January 2014, 10:18 PM

Hi Steve,
My reply was related to your original questions so did not include blade stabilisers of which I know nothing. I assume these were to hold the blade steady in the hilt?
Had forgotten where I got that multi fullered/ribbed Dharia, but find Artzi's comments interesting especially since I have two of these blade types and you also do. Certainly the multi fullered/ribbed style appears in Elgood's book but I have not seen it illustrated in any of the other books I have.
So lets agree that they are not common, but I tend to take the term "rare" with a grain of salt. I would however accept the description of "unusual", as most Dharia blades seem to be either single ribbed or flatish with no rib.
Stu

5th January 2014, 10:18 PM	#6
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	Hi Steve, My reply was related to your original questions so did not include blade stabilisers of which I know nothing. I assume these were to hold the blade steady in the hilt? Had forgotten where I got that multi fullered/ribbed Dharia, but find Artzi's comments interesting especially since I have two of these blade types and you also do. Certainly the multi fullered/ribbed style appears in Elgood's book but I have not seen it illustrated in any of the other books I have. So lets agree that they are not common, but I tend to take the term "rare" with a grain of salt. I would however accept the description of "unusual", as most Dharia blades seem to be either single ribbed or flatish with no rib. Stu