The Yemeni Jambiya

Michael Blalock · 13th August 2005, 03:51 PM

I'm not positive but I presume a sibiki jambiya is similar to the wahhabite style of Saudi Arabia, longer and straighter, heavier with a sharper blade and is typically worn horizontally across the waist. It is also longer than the diagonally worn jambiya that was used by the upper class and sayyidi. While the majority of tribsmen wore the vertical jambiya with the sharp hooked scabbard. The border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen is still not established and I belive there are tribal affiliations which span the two countries.

13th August 2005, 03:51 PM	#3
Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 271	Sibiki I'm not positive but I presume a sibiki jambiya is similar to the wahhabite style of Saudi Arabia, longer and straighter, heavier with a sharper blade and is typically worn horizontally across the waist. It is also longer than the diagonally worn jambiya that was used by the upper class and sayyidi. While the majority of tribsmen wore the vertical jambiya with the sharp hooked scabbard. The border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen is still not established and I belive there are tribal affiliations which span the two countries.