Some photo from Yemen

[Devadatta]

Dear Communitry,

I'm a new forum member, briefly introduced myself http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10862 (here...)

So last month I visited Yemen especially in order to meet local Jambiya traditions. So I want to share few pics at this forum

National Museum

http://i028.radikal.ru/0910/4d/3187dc747ada.jpg

http://i005.radikal.ru/0910/44/7771048597a9.jpg

Process of Jambiya making at the museum stand

http://s40.radikal.ru/i087/0910/2b/ae3b9d8f8679.jpg

And on the streets

http://i071.radikal.ru/0910/c7/1091c00d94c8.jpg

http://s58.radikal.ru/i162/0910/e9/1e2f01e72329.jpg

Jambiya market in Sana'a

http://i027.radikal.ru/0910/ea/db7e50ef01fc.jpg

http://i065.radikal.ru/0910/99/2bf5a0ceca1e.jpg

http://i012.radikal.ru/0910/a3/c990686dd05c.jpg

[Michael Blalock]

Thanks for the great photos. Were there any swords at the National Museum?

[colin henshaw]

Great photos - very interesting...

[Devadatta]

There was not so many swords in the National Museum, still I took some pictures

http://i016.radikal.ru/0910/70/e2da1abab24a.jpg

http://i012.radikal.ru/0910/27/58bb18d57d9a.jpg

http://s43.radikal.ru/i099/0910/e7/97c3e57b1573.jpg

http://s42.radikal.ru/i095/0910/3b/cc259d4f3a65.jpg

There were some really nice turkish swords in other hall, but the museum staff didn't like me taking pictures there for some reason so I had to retreat :(

[Devadatta]

But I took a few shots in the Military Museum as well - cameras were allowed there

Pre-Islamic...

http://s45.radikal.ru/i108/0910/9c/2ef4a02d3c28.jpg

And later periods

http://i044.radikal.ru/0910/1a/4d92c22839ac.jpg

http://s61.radikal.ru/i171/0910/7c/b78da56eacdc.jpg

http://s59.radikal.ru/i166/0910/81/9d165cf58a92.jpg

http://i004.radikal.ru/0910/30/fef6c8328048.jpg

http://s39.radikal.ru/i084/0910/65/ecec9c710a9c.jpg

http://i067.radikal.ru/0910/62/6e24fe7e9cd3.jpg

http://s41.radikal.ru/i093/0910/e5/a5dd1cea0df9.jpg

[Devadatta]

Some more Jambiya of 19-20 centuries

http://s45.radikal.ru/i107/0910/8b/fdb1acb85cff.jpg

http://s59.radikal.ru/i165/0910/02/71798f7de670.jpg

http://i040.radikal.ru/0910/3d/9d87adb861ec.jpg

http://s53.radikal.ru/i142/0910/54/1840eb4c574a.jpg

http://s39.radikal.ru/i086/0910/b5/8af729861647.jpg

http://i062.radikal.ru/0910/e9/46b79eb5ab3a.jpg

[Devadatta]

And this Jambiya was a present from some Saudi official, it has Saudi coat of arms

http://s44.radikal.ru/i103/0910/a4/4de2fa81eaa7.jpg

[Devadatta]

Museum visitors.

http://i037.radikal.ru/0910/23/2441e424050d.jpg

[Michael Blalock]

Thanks for the additional pictures. The sword on the left in this picture was what I was hoping to see. I notice that the spiral silver strip seen on newly made yemeni swords is on a lot of these. Great suff!

[TVV]

Great photos, thanks for posting!

[sta94]

Very nice!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Love those broad swords with deep fullers, as well as the variety of really nice modern jambiyas available in the market - my kind of shopping paradise!

[Nathaniel]

Very nice photos thanks for sharing...very interesting to see photos.

[Gess]

From for you (Мусаши), I too have bought yemen jambiya.
Very good a photo session. :)

[Gess]

this one:

[Sajen]

Thank's for sharing!

[Royston]

Hi

Is that a Podong I see in the 2nd photo of the Military Museum ?

Roy

[Andrew]

Hi

Is that a Podong I see in the 2nd photo of the Military Museum ?

Roy

Indeed. Good eye. :cool:

http://i044.radikal.ru/0910/1a/4d92c22839ac.jpg

[Michael Blalock]

There are many Yemenis who traded and traveled to SE Asia and Indonesia.

[ariel]

Musashi, welcome!
Ariel