Just ended on Ebay ---Jambiya

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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

Salams,

Looks like a yemeni hilt on a somali billao blade.

Btw, what I ment with octagonal (or is it hexagonal? xD) shapes I ment the small silver chips on the scabbard and hilt, not the hilt shape.

I agree that the item shown by Ibrahiim is a combination of two completely different knives. The hilt is of the type usually associated with JIZAN daggers and is not flat like the item first posted here. This "combination" in my opinion has nothing to do with the original post, and I do not see the purpose of drifting off to the Omani souks, when the original thread was to try and get comment on a particular jambiya.
I am still interested to find out more about THAT one which was my reason for posting this thread. My feeling is that there is some "tourist" trait about the hilt, although the scabbard looks genuine enough.
Lofty....I assume you are refering to the diamond shaped wafers which are quite common on Yemeni scabbards?
Regards Stu