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Old 16th June 2013, 08:17 PM   #1
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Default How was a Moroccan Jambiya worn

I have read that the rings on a Moroccan Jambiya were for the attachment of a cord that "went around the neck". Is that true? Was it still carried in the belt with the cord used as a sort of Lanyard?

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Old 16th June 2013, 08:23 PM   #2
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I do not have a picture of it being worn but I do have a koumaya with a cord on it I will try to take a picture of and put here
And here is a great place to start researching it
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/koummya/index.html
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Old 16th June 2013, 09:00 PM   #3
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Here is a quick picture I can do better quality ones later
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Old 16th June 2013, 09:34 PM   #4
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"black woolen baldric which would be worn outside of the djellaba and over the right shoulder to suspend the koummya at the wearer's left waist."

Did it really just dangle thusly?
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Old 17th June 2013, 05:15 AM   #5
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As Marcus says it was suspended over the shoulder. I have seen a pic showing this but can't remember now where I saw it.
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Old 17th June 2013, 02:06 PM   #6
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I borrowed a cord from another sword.
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Old 17th June 2013, 03:26 PM   #7
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Old 17th June 2013, 03:28 PM   #8
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That makes sense.
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Old 17th June 2013, 05:47 PM   #9
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Here's another one:
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Old 17th June 2013, 10:59 PM   #10
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Rather different. This seems impractical.
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