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

mahratt The “ regulation Khyber... 19th August 2013, 07:04 PM

mahratt To the best of our knowledge... 19th August 2013, 07:25 PM

mahratt This heavy-bladed short sword... 19th August 2013, 08:03 PM

mahratt The back of the blade is... 19th August 2013, 08:09 PM

mahratt As distinct from the... 19th August 2013, 08:14 PM

mahratt Having defined the... 19th August 2013, 08:17 PM

mahratt Notably, the guard/handle... 19th August 2013, 08:22 PM

mahratt However, there are details... 19th August 2013, 08:26 PM

mahratt but the “regulation” pattern... 19th August 2013, 08:29 PM

mahratt The last 2 variants discussed... 19th August 2013, 08:34 PM

mahratt Therefore, they are... 19th August 2013, 08:37 PM

mahratt The timescale shown here... 19th August 2013, 08:38 PM

Gavin Nugent Congratulations on a wonerful... 20th August 2013, 07:18 AM

Mercenary Very interesting article.... 20th August 2013, 07:53 AM

CharlesS Great stuff on a generally... 20th August 2013, 01:53 PM

Ibrahiim al Balooshi Salaams Mahratt ~ My hat... 20th August 2013, 07:29 PM

Gavin Nugent I would like to add that the... 20th August 2013, 07:38 PM

AJ1356 Good write up, the Afghan... 21st August 2013, 02:47 PM

Emanuel Great article! I always... 21st August 2013, 03:22 PM

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Jim McDougall Thank you so much for the... 23rd August 2013, 09:50 PM

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mahratt Many thanks to all for the... 25th August 2013, 09:15 AM

Richard G I have, on occasion, seen the... 25th August 2013, 11:59 AM

mahratt Dear Richard Descriptions... 25th August 2013, 12:11 PM

Jim McDougall Richard, when these first... 26th August 2013, 12:13 AM

Oriental-Arms I Know Dima for quite some... 27th August 2013, 08:15 PM

Richard G Thank you Mahratt and Jim, I... 28th August 2013, 02:05 PM

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Jim McDougall Excellent observations... 28th August 2013, 06:50 PM

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25th August 2013, 11:59 AM	#24
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 411	I have, on occasion, seen the nucklebow hilted short sabre, or very similar, described as Persian and even Turkish. Were these misattributions of a type produced only in Afghanistan? or were they also produced and used in other armies of the region? Best wishes Richard