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I came across photos of this style of daggers but I wasn't able to find anything about it, your help would be appreciated
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This is a Shafra knife. This dagger is common in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman.
It can be of different sizes and styles, used together with a Jambiya or separately. According to the design style, I think yours Shafra is from Saudi Arabia. |
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The subject dagger is an Al Mahri Khanjar, not a Shafra. (A Shafra is a small utility knife often worn behind a Jambiya) Refer Elgoods Arms and Armour of Arabia.
Stu Last edited by kahnjar1; 25th September 2021 at 10:55 AM. |
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Looks like you BOTH are correct. where does a shafra stop and a jambiyah/khanjar start or visa versa. round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows...
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Thank you, Stu and kronckew.
I always thought that these two daggers have the same name. They are really easy to mixed up. |
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Thanks for your answers
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