This man served in the hottest locations.
I do not think we can say with any degree of certainty whether this Pesh Kabz was made in India ( by whatever definition the Brits called it then) or in Afghanistan. A good chunk of Northwestern Frontier ( then India, currently Pakistan) is populated by Pushtuns. Assigning superior skills to " Indians" vs. "Afghanis" is hopeless: there were better and worse masters everywhere, independent of their ethnic origins.
I would just cautiously place it within the Northwestern Frontier and leave it there. But its authenticity and ownership are proven beyond any doubt.
Good find!
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