Hey Stu,
Your an advanced case of the addiction!
Yes, the belt on those 2 is new. Here in kuwait I either find them with new belts or no belts at all.
Can you see the star of david stamp on the back of the long jambiya? I think its of yemeni manufacture. There is a makers name within the stamp that is similar to the name on my yemeni knife but its damaged and I cant read clearly. Is it true that jewish yemeni blacksmithes are the only ones that put poems on jambiya blades? A few old men have told me this when they saw the jambiya, but am not sure.
Regards,
Lotfy
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