Known there as a Qolxad (?)
(wiki link)
metal work looks like tarnished silver or brass, double fullers. seen service & has appropriate dings. listed as 19c.
Vendors description:
Wahabite jambiya, mid-19th century, nomadic Banai Quran tribes,
used also by the Shar and Malik warriors of the desert dunes.
(The weapon is also referred to as a “Dharia” or sometimes a “Malsa”)
The knife is 50 cm (2 ft.), blade is about 36 cm long (14 in.)
Looks like one a step up from bluelander's one
HERE
And a step down from the one he mentioned which is
HERE
Have not seen the Yemeni attribution before, is this accurate? how can we tell whether it's Yemeni/Somali/Ethiopian?
I see Somalis wear them on their right side, drawing it must be interesting, reminiscent of a khukuri...
Thanks for any comments.