Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Afghan Pesh Kabz Dagger with interesting Scabbard

ariel · 22nd November 2021, 07:08 PM

100% genuine. Not very frequent, but very well known
See Egerton Plate XIV, #624, 19th century. Typical ch'hura from Banu.
There is an assertion that anything on Afghani weapons with brass indicates 20th century. but this is patently wrong. The Egerton's example has " brass mounts". Also check Egerton's private collection, bought in 1855: several have brass mounts.
I would safely put it as 19th century.

22nd November 2021, 07:08 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	100% genuine. Not very frequent, but very well known See Egerton Plate XIV, #624, 19th century. Typical ch'hura from Banu. There is an assertion that anything on Afghani weapons with brass indicates 20th century. but this is patently wrong. The Egerton's example has " brass mounts". Also check Egerton's private collection, bought in 1855: several have brass mounts. I would safely put it as 19th century.