Pesh Kabz

[ariel]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Isn't the 'calyx' at the back of the blade indicative of Central Asian edged weapons such as Uzbek, Turkmen and Afghan? It seems it appears on Khyber knives and I've seen it on Turkmen shamshirs.

I also notice 5 rivets on the handle:2x1x2.
We have discussed it before, and the official opinionis that C. Asian weapons had 5 VERY WIDE rivets.
However, all Khybers and Chooras I saw ( Afghani, of course!) had mostly 3, max. 4 rivets, and all C. Asian ones I have and saw had 5 of whatever size.
I second the C. Asian origin of this one.