question too Jambiyah small knife

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Lew

These knives are called shafras it is a form of companion knife that goes with a jambiya or khanjar.

Salaams Lew ~ The Shafra is the term for the Yemeni work knife and or the Saudia weapon but matched to the Jambiyya etc whilst in Oman it is called simply The Sikkeen(knife) except in the Musandam where they are a slightly different style and term the work knife Shehe after the main family group The Shehu... and matched to the Khanjar or worn separately since up there the Iconic weapon is not the Khanjar but is the Jerrs Axe however that work knife does spill over and is occasionally used behind Khanjars in the peripheral Musandam areas and in Northern Oman. Theres a nice thread on that somewhere down the list obtainable by typing Ras al Khaimah into search and go to Archers thread please..
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.