Afghan "khyber knives" come in of course many variations, and with the typical diffusion of weaponry it would be more than difficult to assign regional or tribal distinction in them. Whether these were paired against tulwars or other edged weapons is of course speculative, and as always situational. The British during the Raj, adopted all manner of costume and weaponry as a matter of exotica, whether they really understood the proper techniques in use or not, so it is not unusual to see officers wearing such items.
As a cardinal rule of collecting these weapons, for me at least..arrest any active rust or corrosion and leave patination and components static if possible. These are history, and deserve being preserved as is ,as much as possible.
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