Well, one can argue, if the blade was taken from an earlier small Karud/Pesh or was made specially for the dagger. But the fittings are characteristic for Choora - please see also the rare examples with earlier blades in the "Edged Weapons of Afghanistan" book. The fittings fit perfectly each other and the blade - please see the cross-section of the scabbard, where only a Choora handle can pass through. I believe what we see here - forgetting the name game - is a an early missing link between a Karud/Pesh and a later classical Choora.
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