Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Afghan "Khyber" knives for identification

erikscollectables · 12th March 2023, 03:42 PM

Added these two to my collection today. My knowledge mainly is concerned to Indonesian weapons but I started reading a lot here on the forum.

My assessment based on what I found on the forum so far:
-both so called "Khyber" knives from Afghanistan
-probably mid to late 19th century (2nd Afhan War?)
-camel bone handle and horn handle
-both seem to have reasonable quality layered steel, maybe even wootz
-the one with copper details may be from the Balloochi/Baluchi region?

Hope you guys can chime in and add some info!

Are there good period photo's around of these type of weapons being worn?

12th March 2023, 03:42 PM	#1
erikscollectables Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 318	Afghan "Khyber" knives for identification Added these two to my collection today. My knowledge mainly is concerned to Indonesian weapons but I started reading a lot here on the forum. My assessment based on what I found on the forum so far: -both so called "Khyber" knives from Afghanistan -probably mid to late 19th century (2nd Afhan War?) -camel bone handle and horn handle -both seem to have reasonable quality layered steel, maybe even wootz -the one with copper details may be from the Balloochi/Baluchi region? Hope you guys can chime in and add some info! Are there good period photo's around of these type of weapons being worn? Attached Images Last edited by erikscollectables; 12th March 2023 at 05:39 PM.