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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;i need help, post: 1003347, member: 5718&quot;]I have no opinion on the op handle, just offering some info in general </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" rel="nofollow">Yemen</a></p><p>A <b>jambia</b> is a short <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger" rel="nofollow">dagger</a> worn by men in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" rel="nofollow">Yemen</a>. The handle of a janbiya tells the status of the man who wears it.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Structure and make<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janbiya&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janbiya&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" rel="nofollow">Edit</a></b></font></p><p>The janbia was given its name because it is worn on the side of a person – the word janbia is derived from the Arabic word &quot;janb&quot; which mean &quot;side&quot;. A janbia is constituted of a handle, a blade, and a sheath in which the blade is held. It is made of a certain sort of wood, to hold the blade that is fixed to the waist from underneath with an upward curved sheath. The belt that holds the janbia is made of tanned leather, or some thick cloth. There are specialised markets and handicraft markets that decorate it with golden wires.</p><p><br /></p><p>The janbia handle often tells of the social status of the man who wears it. Janbias were often made with ivory handles. The manufacturers most often receive this material through smugglers, due to the international ban on the substance. As ivory has only ever had ornamental merit in such an application, those that recognize the janbia as a tool and/or weapon tend to prefer a hardwood handle anyway. Many street-side charlatans will proclaim to sell ivory-handled janbias whilst actually selling poorly-made blades with white plastic handles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Source <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janbiya" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janbiya" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janbiya</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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