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data-title="جنبیه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janbiya" title="Janbiya – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Janbiya" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%94%EB%B9%84%EC%95%BC" title="잔비야 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="잔비야" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambia" title="Jambia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Jambia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janbiya" title="Janbiya – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Janbiya" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEambija" title="Džambija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Džambija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzsambia" title="Dzsambia – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Dzsambia" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Type of dagger</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jambiya,_Traditional_Yemeni_(12188979973).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jambiya%2C_Traditional_Yemeni_%2812188979973%29.jpg/220px-Jambiya%2C_Traditional_Yemeni_%2812188979973%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jambiya%2C_Traditional_Yemeni_%2812188979973%29.jpg/330px-Jambiya%2C_Traditional_Yemeni_%2812188979973%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jambiya%2C_Traditional_Yemeni_%2812188979973%29.jpg/440px-Jambiya%2C_Traditional_Yemeni_%2812188979973%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4016" data-file-height="5753" /></a><figcaption>A man wearing a <a href="/wiki/Yemeni" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni">Yemeni</a> jambiya</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>jambiya</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">جنبية</span>),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a type of <a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">dagger</a> with a short curved blade with a medial ridge that originated from the <a href="/wiki/Hadhramaut" title="Hadhramaut">Hadhramaut</a> region in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have spread to other countries in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>, to other countries in the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>, and to parts of <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Men typically above the age of 14 wear it as an accessory to their clothing.<sup id="cite_ref-GamaAmes2009_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamaAmes2009-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The jambiya was given its name because it is worn on the side of a person—the word jambiya is derived from the Arabic word <i>janb</i> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">جنب</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'side'). A jambiya 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 jambiya is made of tanned leather, or some thick cloth. There are specialised markets and handicraft markets that decorate it with golden wires. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:-Dagger(Jambiya)Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/-Dagger%28Jambiya%29Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg/150px--Dagger%28Jambiya%29Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/-Dagger%28Jambiya%29Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg/225px--Dagger%28Jambiya%29Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/-Dagger%28Jambiya%29Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg/300px--Dagger%28Jambiya%29Scabbard-1876%E2%80%931909.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Decorated golden Jambiya</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg/170px-Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg/255px-Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg/340px-Jambiya_from_Yemen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Jambiya from <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> in its sheath</figcaption></figure> <p>The jambiya were taken by travelers to other cultures including the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Persia" class="mw-redirect" title="Persia">Persia</a> and India,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where they were adopted with slight differences to the blade, <a href="/wiki/Hilt" title="Hilt">hilt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">scabbard</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hilt_or_handle">Hilt or handle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hilt or handle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A significant part of a jambiya is its hilt (handle). The <i>saifani</i> hilt is made of <a href="/wiki/Rhinoceros" title="Rhinoceros">rhinoceros</a> horn, which can cost up to $1500 per kilogram; poaching of Black Rhinos for this purpose has led them to become critically endangered. It is used on the daggers of wealthier citizens. Different versions of <i>saifani</i> hilts can be distinguished by their colour. Other janbiya hilts are made of a different types of horn, wood, metal and ivory from elephants and walrus. Apart from the material used for the hilt, the design and detail is a measure of its value and the status of its owner.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford2010_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford2010-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blade,_sheath_and_belt"><span id="Blade.2C_sheath_and_belt"></span>Blade, sheath and belt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Blade, sheath and belt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:13_Tarim_(5)_muzej.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/13_Tarim_%285%29_muzej.jpg/220px-13_Tarim_%285%29_muzej.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/13_Tarim_%285%29_muzej.jpg/330px-13_Tarim_%285%29_muzej.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/13_Tarim_%285%29_muzej.jpg/440px-13_Tarim_%285%29_muzej.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Jambiyas from a museum in <a href="/wiki/Tarim,_Yemen" title="Tarim, Yemen">Tarim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hadhramaut" title="Hadhramaut">Hadhramaut</a></figcaption></figure><p>The double edged <a href="/wiki/Blade" title="Blade">blade</a> of the jambiya is constructed of steel that in some cases is <a href="/wiki/Damascus_steel" title="Damascus steel">Damascus</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wootz_steel" title="Wootz steel">wootz steel</a>. The blade is stored in a <a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">sheath</a> known as 'Asib (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">العسيب</span>), usually made of wood covered with metal, leather or cloth. The sheath can be decorated with various ornaments that signify status. These include silver work, semi-precious stones, and leather. The sheath can be fixed to a leather belt, which is normally 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) wide. The belt is usually worn around the lower abdomen. There are often other items attached to this belt, such as a silver purse for containing money and change.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford2010_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shackleford2010-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sometimes, Jambiyas are made from shrapnel left over from missiles in a war.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Use">Use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sa%27dah_07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sa%27dah_07.jpg/220px-Sa%27dah_07.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sa%27dah_07.jpg/330px-Sa%27dah_07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sa%27dah_07.jpg/440px-Sa%27dah_07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2886" data-file-height="1799" /></a><figcaption>Men in <a href="/wiki/Saadah" class="mw-redirect" title="Saadah">Saadah</a>, Yemen with janbiyas drawn, 1986</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the cultural significance of the jambiya, it is still a weapon. Although people have used it in times of dispute, there are societal norms that must be followed in order to avoid <a href="/wiki/Defamation" title="Defamation">defamation</a>. The jambiya should only come out of its sheath in extreme cases of conflict. It is also commonly used in traditional events, such as dances. </p><p>Like with some other curved knives, as the blade bends towards the opponent, the user need not angle the wrist, which makes it more comfortable as a stabbing weapon than straight-bladed knives. Its heavy blade enables the user to inflict deep wounds.<sup id="cite_ref-GamaAmes2009_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamaAmes2009-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Yemeni_jambiya">Yemeni jambiya</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Yemeni jambiya"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>jambiya</b> is a short <a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">dagger</a> worn by men in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>. The handle of a jambiya tells the status of the man who wears it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Material">Material</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Material"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The jambiya handle often tells of the social status of the man who wears it. Jambiyas 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 jambiya as a tool and/or weapon tend to prefer a hardwood handle anyway. Many street-side charlatans will proclaim to sell ivory-handled jambiyas whilst actually selling poorly-made blades with white plastic handles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualities">Qualities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Qualities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg/250px-967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg/330px-967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg/500px-967774585866_status_dcb%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="999" /></a><figcaption>Handle of a Jambiya</figcaption></figure> <p>The most famous type of jambiya is that which has a "saifani" or <a href="/wiki/Ivory" title="Ivory">ivory</a> handle; it has a dim yellowish lustre. The more translucent ivory will turn a yellow colour with age and is called "saifani heart". Some of the ivory handles are called "asadi" when they turn into a greenish yellow. When the handle becomes whitish yellow, it is called "zaraf". There is also an albasali ("onionish") kind, the colour of which resembles that of a white onion. </p><p>The ivory handle jambiya is often worn as a sign of high social status. They are typically used by most Yemeni people, except those in the coastal cities of <a href="/wiki/Aden" title="Aden">Aden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mukalla" title="Mukalla">Mukalla</a> where most of them have given up using it because it was banned during the rule of the <a href="/wiki/Yemeni_Socialist_Party" title="Yemeni Socialist Party">Yemeni Socialist Party</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Yemen" title="South Yemen">South Yemen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The jambiya hasn't been reserved in use for a particular class of person in the country but the valuable ones can be found with particularly influential persons like judges, famous merchants and businessmen. </p><p>Antique jambiyas that have been worn by historically significant people can fetch exorbitant prices like that of the Sheikh of <a href="/wiki/Bakil" title="Bakil">Bakil</a>, Sheikh Al-Shaif, which goes back to <a href="/wiki/Yahya_Muhammad_Hamid_ed-Din" title="Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din">Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din</a> and was reported to have cost <a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a>1,000,000 when bought in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T._E._Lawrence" title="T. E. Lawrence">T. E. Lawrence</a> was famous for using a jambiya knife historically. He was portrayed using one in the 1962 film <i><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)" title="Lawrence of Arabia (film)">Lawrence of Arabia</a></i>, the 1989 book <i><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia:_The_Authorised_Biography_of_T._E._Lawrence" title="Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T. E. Lawrence">Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T. E. Lawrence</a></i>, the 1990 television film <i><a href="/wiki/A_Dangerous_Man:_Lawrence_After_Arabia" title="A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia">A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia</a></i>, and the documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior" title="Deadliest Warrior">Deadliest Warrior</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mowgli" title="Mowgli">Mowgli</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling%27s_Jungle_Book" title="Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book">Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book</a></i> uses a jambiya knife to kill <a href="/wiki/Shere_Khan" title="Shere Khan">Shere Khan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(Disney_character)" title="Aladdin (Disney character)">Aladdin</a> owns a jambiya left by his father, and uses it to fight Sa'Luk in the 1996 film <i><a href="/wiki/Aladdin_and_the_King_of_Thieves" title="Aladdin and the King of Thieves">Aladdin and the King of Thieves</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geralt_of_Rivia" title="Geralt of Rivia">Geralt of Rivia</a> owns a dagger that resembles a jambiya in the 2007 game <i><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_(video_game)" title="The Witcher (video game)">The Witcher</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore" class="mw-redirect" title="Ezio Auditore">Ezio Auditore</a> wields a jambiya in <i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Revelations" class="mw-redirect" title="Assassin's Creed: Revelations">Assassin's Creed: Revelations</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a> can find a Jambiya in <a href="/wiki/God_of_War:_Ragnar%C3%B6k" class="mw-redirect" title="God of War: Ragnarök">God of War: Ragnarök</a>.</li> <li>In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Harbingers of Death wield daggers similar to jambiyas.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Battlefield_1" title="Battlefield 1">Battlefield 1</a> Ottoman medic and scout classes are seen carrying a jambiya on their belt.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keris" class="mw-redirect" title="Keris">Keris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qolxad_or_Jile_(dagger)" class="mw-redirect" title="Qolxad or Jile (dagger)">Jile</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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</ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jambiya&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_cutter" title="Pizza cutter">Pizza cutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splayd" title="Splayd">Splayd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_knife" title="Steak knife">Steak knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomato_knife" title="Tomato knife">Tomato knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_kitchen_knife" title="Japanese kitchen knife">Japanese kitchen knives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguro_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Maguro bōchō">Maguro bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakiri_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Nakiri bōchō">Nakiri bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santoku" title="Santoku">Santoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashimi_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Sashimi bōchō">Sashimi bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udon_kiri" title="Udon kiri">Udon kiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unagisaki_h%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Unagisaki hōchō">Unagisaki hōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usuba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Usuba bōchō">Usuba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yanagi_ba" title="Yanagi ba">Yanagi ba</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircrew_Survival_Egress_Knife" title="Aircrew Survival Egress Knife">Aircrew Survival Egress Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athame" title="Athame">Athame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_knife" title="Butterfly knife">Balisong/Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_knife" title="Ballistic knife">Ballistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballpoint_pen_knife" title="Ballpoint pen knife">Ballpoint pen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">Bayonet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boline" title="Boline">Boline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolo_knife" title="Bolo knife">Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boot_knife" title="Boot knife">Boot knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cane_knife" title="Cane knife">Cane knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceramic_knife" title="Ceramic knife">Ceramic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clip_point" title="Clip point">Clip point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_knife" title="Combat knife">Combat knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_(knife)" title="Commander (knife)">Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvo_(knife)" title="Corvo (knife)">Corvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CQC-6" title="CQC-6">CQC-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diving_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Diving knife">Diving knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_point" title="Drop point">Drop point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbairn%E2%80%93Sykes_fighting_knife" title="Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife">Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Mark_II" title="Gerber Mark II">Gerber Mark II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginsu" title="Ginsu">Ginsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golok" title="Golok">Golok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravity_knife" title="Gravity knife">Gravity knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guna_(knife)" title="Guna (knife)">Guna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacking_knife" title="Hacking knife">Hacking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higonokami" title="Higonokami">Higonokami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_knife" title="Hunting knife">Hunting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Husa_knife" title="Husa knife">Husa knife</a></li> <li>Ivan's Knife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_ladder_(knife)" title="Jacob's ladder (knife)">Jacob's ladder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karambit" title="Karambit">Karambit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kard" title="Kard">Kard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirpan" title="Kirpan">Kirpan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitchen_knife" title="Kitchen knife">Kitchen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kukri" title="Kukri">Kukri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguiole_knife" title="Laguiole knife">Laguiole knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machete" title="Machete">Machete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandau_(knife)" title="Mandau (knife)">Mandau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marking_knife" title="Marking knife">Marking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misericorde_(weapon)" title="Misericorde (weapon)">Misericorde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mora_knife" title="Mora knife">Mora knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-tool" title="Multi-tool">Multi-tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaja" title="Navaja">Navaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neck_knife" title="Neck knife">Neck knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nontron_knife" title="Nontron knife">Nontron knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Opinel knife">Opinel knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palette_knife" title="Palette knife">Palette knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantographic_knife" title="Pantographic knife">Pantographic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parang_(knife)" title="Parang (knife)">Parang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penknife" title="Penknife">Penknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_knife" title="Penny knife">Penny knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pesh-kabz" title="Pesh-kabz">Pesh-kabz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirah" title="Pirah">Pirah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocketknife" title="Pocketknife">Pocketknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phurba" title="Phurba">Phurba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putty_knife" title="Putty knife">Putty knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puukko" title="Puukko">Puukko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rampuri" title="Rampuri">Rampuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolza" title="Resolza">Resolza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_knife" title="Sami knife">Sami knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SARK" title="SARK">SARK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scalpel" title="Scalpel">Scalpel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seax" title="Seax">Seax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sgian-dubh" title="Sgian-dubh">Sgian dubh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharpfinger" title="Sharpfinger">Sharpfinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheath_knife" title="Sheath knife">Sheath knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_(weapon)" title="Shiv (weapon)">Shiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sliding_knife" title="Sliding knife">Sliding knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smatchet" title="Smatchet">Smatchet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Knife" title="SOG Knife">SOG Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straight_razor" title="Straight razor">Straight razor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_SMF" title="Strider SMF">Strider SMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survival_knife" title="Survival knife">Survival knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife" title="Swiss Army knife">Swiss Army knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switchblade" title="Switchblade">Switchblade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taping_knife" title="Taping knife">Taping knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throwing_knife" title="Throwing knife">Throwing knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_knife" title="Trench knife">Trench knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumi" title="Tumi">Tumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulu" title="Ulu">Ulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">Utility knife</a></li> <li>Verlängerungsmesser</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_knife" title="Warrior knife">Warrior knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedung" title="Wedung">Wedung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Acto" title="X-Acto">X-Acto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarara_Parachute_Knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarara Parachute Knife">Yarara Parachute Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatagan" title="Yatagan">Yatagan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">Daggers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anelace" title="Anelace">Anelace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Applegate%E2%80%93Fairbairn_fighting_knife" title="Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife">Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_toothpick" title="Arkansas toothpick">Arkansas toothpick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BC-41" title="BC-41">BC-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagh_nakh" title="Bagh nakh">Bagh nakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarao" title="Balarao">Balarao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baselard" title="Baselard">Baselard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bichuwa" title="Bichuwa">Bichuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollock_dagger" title="Bollock dagger">Bollock dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinquedea" title="Cinquedea">Cinquedea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dha_(sword)" title="Dha (sword)">Dha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk" title="Dirk">Dirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ear_dagger" title="Ear dagger">Ear dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeici" title="Emeici">Emeici</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fac%C3%B3n" title="Facón">Facón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Nail" class="mw-redirect" title="French Nail">French Nail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunong" title="Gunong">Gunong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_dagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunting dagger">Hunting dagger</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jambiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jile" title="Jile">Jile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabutowari" title="Kabutowari">Kabutowari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiken_(dagger)" title="Kaiken (dagger)">Kaiken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalis" title="Kalis">Kalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katar_(dagger)" class="mw-redirect" title="Katar (dagger)">Katar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjali" title="Khanjali">Khanjali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjar" title="Khanjar">Khanjar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kris" title="Kris">Kris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunai" title="Kunai">Kunai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liaoning_bronze_dagger_culture" title="Liaoning bronze dagger culture">Liaoning dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_I_trench_knife" title="Mark I trench knife">Mark I trench knife</a></li> <li>Microtech Jagdkommando</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parrying_dagger" title="Parrying dagger">Parrying dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poignard" title="Poignard">Poignard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pugio" title="Pugio">Pugio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_dagger" title="Push dagger">Push dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rondel_dagger" title="Rondel dagger">Rondel dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seme_(dagger)" title="Seme (dagger)">Seme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobo" title="Shobo">Shobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sica" title="Sica">Sica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stiletto" title="Stiletto">Stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tant%C5%8D" title="Tantō">Tantō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Raider_stiletto" title="United States Marine Raider stiletto">U.S. Marine Raider stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V-42_stiletto" title="V-42 stiletto">V-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoroi-d%C5%8Dshi" title="Yoroi-dōshi">Yoroi-dōshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">Manufacturers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitor_Knife_Company" title="Aitor Knife Company">Aitor Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Mar_Knives" title="Al Mar Knives">Al Mar Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Tomahawk_Company" title="American Tomahawk Company">American Tomahawk Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aritsugu" title="Aritsugu">Aritsugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benchmade" title="Benchmade">Benchmade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6ker" title="Böker">Böker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Knives" title="Buck Knives">Buck Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattaraugus_Cutlery_Company" title="Cattaraugus Cutlery Company">Cattaraugus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve_Knives" title="Chris Reeve Knives">Chris Reeve Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chroma_Cnife" title="Chroma Cnife">Chroma Cnife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clauss_Cutlery_Company" title="Clauss Cutlery Company">Clauss Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobray_Company" title="Cobray Company">Cobray Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Steel_(company)" title="Cold Steel (company)">Cold Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Knife_%26_Tool" title="Columbia River Knife & Tool">Columbia River Knife & Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisinart" title="Cuisinart">Cuisinart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutco" title="Cutco">Cutco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalian_Hanwei_Metal" title="Dalian Hanwei Metal">Dalian Hanwei Metal</a></li> <li>Dexter-Russell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ek_Commando_Knife_Co." title="Ek Commando Knife Co.">Ek Commando Knife Co.</a></li> <li>EKA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives" title="Emerson Knives">Emerson Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Dick" title="F. Dick">F. Dick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A4llkniven" title="Fällkniven">Fällkniven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FAMAE" title="FAMAE">FAMAE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiskars" title="Fiskars">Fiskars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Legendary_Blades" title="Gerber Legendary Blades">Gerber Legendary Blades</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCritechnics" title="Füritechnics">Füritechnics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glock_Ges.m.b.H." title="Glock Ges.m.b.H.">Glock Ges.m.b.H.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Schrade" title="Imperial Schrade">Imperial Schrade</a></li> <li>Ivan's</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ka-Bar" title="Ka-Bar">Ka-Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kershaw_Knives" title="Kershaw Knives">Kershaw Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korin_Japanese_Trading_Company" title="Korin Japanese Trading Company">Korin Japanese Trading Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyocera" title="Kyocera">Kyocera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leatherman" title="Leatherman">Leatherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mad_Dog_Knives" title="Mad Dog Knives">Mad Dog Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Arms" title="Marble Arms">Marble Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford_Knife_and_Tool" title="Medford Knife and Tool">Medford Knife and Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microtech_Knives" title="Microtech Knives">Microtech Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morseth" title="Morseth">Morseth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muela_(knife_manufacturer)" title="Muela (knife manufacturer)">Muela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Knives" title="Murphy Knives">Murphy Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OLFA" title="OLFA">OLFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Knife_Company" title="Ontario Knife Company">Ontario Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel" title="Opinel">Opinel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Made_Knives" title="Randall Made Knives">Randall Made Knives</a></li> <li>Ranz Cuchillos</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B6sle" title="Rösle">Rösle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shun_Cutlery" title="Shun Cutlery">Shun Cutlery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slice,_Inc." title="Slice, Inc.">Slice, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Specialty_Knives" title="SOG Specialty Knives">SOG Specialty Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spyderco" title="Spyderco">Spyderco</a></li> <li>STI Knives</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_Knives" title="Strider Knives">Strider Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiers_Issard" title="Thiers Issard">Thiers Issard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOPS_Knives" title="TOPS Knives">TOPS Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tramontina" title="Tramontina">Tramontina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorinox" title="Victorinox">Victorinox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._R._Case_%26_Sons_Cutlery_Co." title="W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.">W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Walther_GmbH" title="Carl Walther GmbH">Carl Walther GmbH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenger" title="Wenger">Wenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Knife_Company" title="Western Knife Company">Western Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_Sword" title="Wilkinson Sword">Wilkinson Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W%C3%BCsthof" title="Wüsthof">Wüsthof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshida_Metal_Industry" title="Yoshida Metal Industry">Yoshida Metal Industry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Global_(cutlery)" title="Global (cutlery)">Global</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zero_Tolerance_Knives" title="Zero Tolerance Knives">Zero Tolerance Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zwilling_J._A._Henckels" title="Zwilling J. A. Henckels">Zwilling J. A. Henckels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knife_making" title="Knife making">Knifemakers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Applegate" title="Rex Applegate">Rex Applegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Black_(blacksmith)" title="James Black (blacksmith)">James Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr." title="Tom Brown Jr.">Tom Brown Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackie_Collins" title="Blackie Collins">Blackie Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nelson_Cooper" title="John Nelson Cooper">John Nelson Cooper</a></li> <li>Jack W. Crain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Emerson" title="Ernest Emerson">Ernest Emerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Fisk" title="Jerry Fisk">Jerry Fisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Harsey_Jr." title="Bill Harsey Jr.">Bill Harsey Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phill_Hartsfield" title="Phill Hartsfield">Phill Hartsfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Hibben" title="Gil Hibben">Gil Hibben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lile" title="Jimmy Lile">Jimmy Lile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Loveless" title="Bob Loveless">Bob Loveless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Moran_(knifemaker)" title="William F. Moran (knifemaker)">William F. Moran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Onion" title="Ken Onion">Ken Onion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Osterhout" title="Ralph Osterhout">Ralph Osterhout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Randall" title="Bo Randall">Bo Randall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve" title="Chris Reeve">Chris Reeve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._G._Russell" title="A. G. Russell">A. G. 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