Opinions on a couple of jambiya

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Originally Posted by lindylars

Also has anyone heard of Yemeni customs blocking certain examples of jambiya from being carried out or exported? Please don't misunderstand these last couple of questions, I'm not in the import/export business of items - just trying to validate some of the things I've heard recently from various sources.

Best to all,
Ron

Ron,

I was in Yemen last year. There are no problems of taking away a newly-made or vintage jambiya, however they prohibit export of antique pieces.

I took five jambiya with me and they didn't care - however, they made me expose my bag because detector showed a jewerly which seemed to be old. They have a kind of expert right in the airport, but when they showed my jewerly to him he was busy speaking a phone so they just let me go.

In Sana'a there are a lot of jambiyas everywhere, but especially at the souq. They're being made right there and sold, and scabbard and belts as well. But you need to look carefully and buy the same as people are actually wearing, otherwise you can get a bazaar piece.

Here some my jambiya I bought



And here you can find my small report

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10873

These types of scabbard are most popular in Sana'a nowadays