Shafwa or Matwa

A.alnakkas · 12th April 2012, 09:52 PM

Hey,

This one is from Yemen. Its common to find those with decorated hilts.

Shafra simply means "edge or blade" in Arabic but these particular type of knives are called Khadaam (Servant) and is generally put behind the bigger jambiya and is used as a utility knife.

Unlike the Saudi or Omani variant of the khadaam (or shafra, the knife behind the bigger jambiya/khanjar) which the scabbard of the khadaam is tied or stitched in the Jambiya/khanjar scabbard, the yemeni ones generally have their own independant scabbard tucked in the belt behind the jambiya.

12th April 2012, 09:52 PM	#2
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Hey, This one is from Yemen. Its common to find those with decorated hilts. Shafra simply means "edge or blade" in Arabic but these particular type of knives are called Khadaam (Servant) and is generally put behind the bigger jambiya and is used as a utility knife. Unlike the Saudi or Omani variant of the khadaam (or shafra, the knife behind the bigger jambiya/khanjar) which the scabbard of the khadaam is tied or stitched in the Jambiya/khanjar scabbard, the yemeni ones generally have their own independant scabbard tucked in the belt behind the jambiya.