Vintage Moroccan Jambiya with engraved brass and white metal sheath. A particularly nice Jambiya with a high level of detail
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A jamb, also spelled jambiya', jambya, jambia and janbia (Arabic: جنۢبية janbīyah), is the Arabic term for a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade with a medial ridge that originated from Yemen.[1] It is most closely associated with the people of Najran and Yemen in Saudi Arabia. Men typically above the age of 14 wear it as an accessory to their clothing.[2] The janbiya is commonly referred to in Oman as a khanjar, xencer in Kurdistan region.
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A jamb, also spelled jambiya', jambya, jambia and janbia (Arabic: جنۢبية janbīyah), is the Arabic term for a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade with a medial ridge that originated from Yemen.[1] It is most closely associated with the people of Najran and Yemen in Saudi Arabia. Men typically above the age of 14 wear it as an accessory to their clothing.[2] The janbiya is commonly referred to in Oman as a khanjar, xencer in Kurdistan region.