The Omani Khanjar

colin henshaw · 27th October 2016, 10:55 AM

There is another reference to the manufacture of jambiya/khanjar blades, to be found in the book "Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia" by John Topham, page 136 :-

"While the sheaths were often made by local craftsmen, the blades were usually imported from Damascus or the Yemen"

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 27th October 2016, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

There is another reference to the manufacture of jambiya/khanjar blades, to be found in the book "Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia" by John Topham, page 136 :-

"While the sheaths were often made by local craftsmen, the blades were usually imported from Damascus or the Yemen"

There is a lot of loose referencing on the web ...e.g. http://www.thenational.ae/arts-cultu...er-circa-1930s where names like Damascus and Yemen crop up with no factual evidence ...I think they are traded in from India and as you say Germany...however I cant think why they don't come from Hadramaut...and local manufacture must have occurred...as well as Baluchistan Iran etc None of the blades I ever saw are marked stamped or identifiable...

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 30th October 2016, 02:49 PM

Al Saidi or Royal Khanjar. For another plate form short belt section see #128 here.

30th October 2016, 02:49 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Al Saidi or Royal Khanjar. For another plate form short belt section see #128 here. Attached Images

27th October 2016, 10:55 AM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	There is another reference to the manufacture of jambiya/khanjar blades, to be found in the book "Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia" by John Topham, page 136 :- "While the sheaths were often made by local craftsmen, the blades were usually imported from Damascus or the Yemen"