Jambiya-Shibriya

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Michael Blalock

Here are some photos of Shabriyas being worn. I have never seen photos of other than military looking types wearing the Shabriya

Michael, your remark is completly justify
even in our days, as far as I noticed by myself on spot, the Arab Legion is still yet be bearing that type of knife

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Dom

[Michael Blalock]

And here is the latest version

http://www.tactical-life.com/online/...-combat-blade/

Only 115 british pounds

[Lew]

Nice knife but crummy steel x46Cr13(420 stainless steel) .

[Devadatta]

Thanks for the photos, actually I have 2 of "non-military" civilian types with shibriya in my collection (yes, I collect photos as well) but they're on different computer, I'll post them in a few days

And I definitly like these nice jordanian daggers, and need to acqure more of them

BTW those modern guys, are they "Arab legion", I was always thinking that's bedouine Desert police

[Michael Blalock]

The Arab Legion was establish by the Brits. It was absorved into the Jordanian Army now I think.

[broadaxe]

Folks, just to make some clarifications:
The Shibriyeh (as should be pronounced) with its distinctive blade has been spread in the regions of the Sinai peninsula, Jordan and the Land of Israel only. Bedouins of the Sinai and the Israeli southern Negev desert still carry it.
Armed bedouin characters as shown in most vintage photos are NOT military men but irregular personnel, militia-type. The shibriyeh is the basic tool of defence & offence and a symbol of manhood, much like the Janbiya, hence carried openly. In spite of the blade form, there a lot of varieties - mostly in handle form and decoration form; thorough research is yet to be done. In Jordan it is a national symbol and because of that very common turist souvenir. At the opposite side, there is a large internal market today for higher quality Shibriyahs, for official occasions and as gifts. Collectors in Israel are familiar with older ones, from the 19th century. Some "working" sh' have blades reforged from old files, a source of hard steel.

[Dom]

Originally Posted by broadaxe

Armed bedouin characters as shown in most vintage photos are NOT military men but irregular personnel, militia-type.

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