Koummya كمية | |
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Type | Dagger |
Place of origin | Maghreb |
Service history | |
In service | Moroccan Goumier (professional use) |
Used by | Berbers and Moroccan Goumier |
Wars | France: |
Specifications | |
Mass | about 30 cm |
Length | about 40 cm |
Blade length | about 25 cm |
Blade type | Double-edged, slightly curved blade . |
Hilt type | Shovel shape with decorations |
Scabbard/sheath | Varies; usually metal |
The Koummya, (also Khoumija or Koumaya; Arabic: كمية) is a North African Dagger. It is mainly used in the Sous region and in the Atlas Mountains in the south of Morocco.[1]