[Ian]

Hello Sully Atooly.

Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum. Yemeni jambiya have been a subject of discussion here in the past, and there is already a large thread on this subject. I hope you can add to our understanding of these interesting knives.

Please make sure that you read the rules and requirements for this Forum. In particular, as with all of the discussion forums, this one does not permit discussion of items for sale. The offering of items for sale needs to appear in the Swap Forum. However, posts to Swap are limited to full members of the site. New members, such as yourself, must pass through a probationary period of posting and understand the purpose of the forums. The discussion forums are, as the name implies, for discussion of the weapons—their characteristics, history, significance and use among the indigenous culture, etc. Our main purpose is to discuss the weapons and to create an archive that is useful for those who collect them or otherwise want to know more about them.

As a way of introducing yourself to the members here, I echo battara's suggestion that you post some of your jambiya for discussion. You will find a sticky thread at the top of the forum contents page that outlines the nature and quality of pictures that we suggest accompany your descriptions.

Please do NOT indicate which, if any, of the knives you post for discussion are for sale. Such a post would be edited/deleted immediately and your ability to post anything here could be suspended for several months or permanently terminated.

Kind regards,

Ian
Vikingsword staff