Well, I rather have my beautiful head cut off with a similarly beautiful and majestic Arabian sword by one clean swift
than being strapped to a gurney and having various chemicals injected into my bloodstream and in a worst case scenario waiting several minutes (average is above 10 minutes if I am not wrong) for the "final goodbye".
However ideally I think that I would skip altogether.
I think that Arab Sheikhs wear them as decoration at special events to this day from Morocco to Palestine.
This is a beautiful Palestinian Jambiya.
This Jambiya style dagger is Arab / Palestinian with strong Syrian influence, probably from the northern areas of Israel, early to mid 20 C. Curved blade 7 ½ inches long, of flat diamond cross section. I shaped horn grip with white metal mounts. Wood scabbard with engraved white metal mounts. Total length 13 ½ inches. Very good condition.
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=4383
Another one.
Description.
This dagger is a common side arm of the Palestinian Arabs residing in the northern areas of Israel. Curved steel blade 7 inches long of a flat diamond cross section. Handle and scabbard are covered with a silver (low grade) nicely engraved and chased. Total length 12 inches. Very good condition. This is a far better exemplar than similar items commonly found on the market.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2496
A few other ones.
https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2015/11/22/818028.html
@SALMAN F @Malik Alashter @OutOfAmmo
I am interested in Arabian swords, daggers etc. and swordsmithing as can be seen.
Is it true that the Dulaimis are still producing the best swords in Iraq?