Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A kind of pesh kabz, opinion and translation please

ariel · 16th July 2022, 06:18 AM

My guess based on seeing multiple examples of modern tourist Indian or Afghani daggers on e-bay have several easily noticeable features: general appearance of the blade is very impractical; decorations are produced by methods not requiring hard work ( deep etching is very popular); armor-piercing tip is puny and obviously weak. Post #7 is a classic example.

I am sure other Forumites have their own sets of features permitting quick attribution as modern touristy fake.

Old armor-piercers all without exception are Zirah Bouks by definition, swords and daggers. Human anatomy is such , that penetration of it by 3-4 “ in almost any place reaches a vital organ.

16th July 2022, 06:18 AM	#37
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My guess based on seeing multiple examples of modern tourist Indian or Afghani daggers on e-bay have several easily noticeable features: general appearance of the blade is very impractical; decorations are produced by methods not requiring hard work ( deep etching is very popular); armor-piercing tip is puny and obviously weak. Post #7 is a classic example. I am sure other Forumites have their own sets of features permitting quick attribution as modern touristy fake. Old armor-piercers all without exception are Zirah Bouks by definition, swords and daggers. Human anatomy is such , that penetration of it by 3-4 “ in almost any place reaches a vital organ. Last edited by ariel; 16th July 2022 at 07:16 AM.