Shafra
| Shafra | |
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| Designations: | Shafra, Kusha |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Arabia , ethnic groups in Arabia |
| Distribution: | Arabia, Israel , Jordan |
| Overall length: | about 24 cm |
| Blade length: | about 13 cm to 19 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
| Particularities: | The Shafra is common among the Bedouin tribes throughout the Arabian Peninsula. |
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The Shafra or Kusha is a knife from Arabia.
description
The Shafra has a single-edged blade that is slightly curved downwards. The blade is from the booklet to narrow and is on Ortbereich slightly bent downwards. The back of the blade is straight and reinforced. The booklet is usually made of metal and decorated with geometric patterns. The Shafra is traditionally worn on the back, below the wide belt of the Jambia . It is used by Bedouin tribes in Arabia.
Individual evidence
literature
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint), page 365.
- SD Goitein: A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza. Volume 5: The Individual, University of California Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-520-22162-8 .
- Robert Elgood: The arms and armor of Arabia in the 18th – 19th and 20th centuries. Scolar Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-85967-972-5 , pages 78, 114, 132.
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