The “ regulation Khyber Knife” in the Afghani Army at end of the 19th – beginning of

Gavin Nugent · 20th August 2013, 07:18 AM

Congratulations on a wonerful treatise.

As a point of note, without consideration to the size, I can only suggest the term "knife" was used because the blade profile for the most part is a knife shape when you consider what a Victorian era kitchen knife looked like rather than the shape typically noted as a sword or sabre of the day.

Again, a great read, congrats.

Gavin

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20th August 2013, 07:18 AM	#11
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Congratulations on a wonerful treatise. As a point of note, without consideration to the size, I can only suggest the term "knife" was used because the blade profile for the most part is a knife shape when you consider what a Victorian era kitchen knife looked like rather than the shape typically noted as a sword or sabre of the day. Again, a great read, congrats. Gavin