Jambiya-Shibriya

[broadaxe]

Originally Posted by Dom

Hi "broadaxe"
do not tell me that Arab Legion are irregular personnel
and nevertheless the shibriya is part of their equipment
e.i. that pic was done by me (Nov. 2008)

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Dom

Oops, yes, forgot to mention
Those are the turist police, not the Arab Legion which doesn't exist anymore - it has been merged into the Jordanian Armed Forces in 1969. Neverthelss the turist police is an actual police force that maintained the special uniforms with all the attire, as a symbol. The modern, tactical-looking dagger in one of the photos above is the current issue of the Jordanian special forces.