Khanjar from Afghanistan

Tatyana Dianova · 30th June 2011, 11:15 AM

Kurt: a great research!
I think that the Kashmir attribution is more probable. Please take a look at the Kashmir metalwork examples attached. Also the rings on the scabbard are identical to the Pan-Indian design used in earrings and thin bangles (you may find a very similar modern examples that originate from Nepal, India or Bali)

Tatyana Dianova · 30th June 2011, 11:19 AM

I'd like to add the pictures of the dagger in question for the future reference:

Kurt · 30th June 2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tatyana Dianova

I'd like to add the pictures of the dagger in question for the future reference:

Thanks Tatjana ,
I've always been convinced this kind of daggers come from Kashmir.
Kurt

Oriental-Arms · 30th June 2011, 01:16 PM

Well, we are getting closer to Afghanistan. I was just about to bring tons of arguments why this is not an Arab dagger but Kurt and Tatyana saved me the work - Thanks. I wish to bring up only one point: We have seen here five exemplars, all of the same shape, size, blade quality, materials and decoration, whereas Arab Khanjars are characterized in a big variety of all above. This, IMHO, indicate that these daggers are coming from a very specific area or group of people. To strengthen this argument we should also mention that from the huge variety of Arab Khanjars, rarely we see blades of watered steel, whereas here all are with good wootz blades.

30th June 2011, 11:15 AM	#1
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 736	Kurt: a great research! I think that the Kashmir attribution is more probable. Please take a look at the Kashmir metalwork examples attached. Also the rings on the scabbard are identical to the Pan-Indian design used in earrings and thin bangles (you may find a very similar modern examples that originate from Nepal, India or Bali) Attached Images

30th June 2011, 11:19 AM	#2
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 736	I'd like to add the pictures of the dagger in question for the future reference: Attached Images

30th June 2011, 01:16 PM	#4
Oriental-Arms Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 183	Well, we are getting closer to Afghanistan. I was just about to bring tons of arguments why this is not an Arab dagger but Kurt and Tatyana saved me the work - Thanks. I wish to bring up only one point: We have seen here five exemplars, all of the same shape, size, blade quality, materials and decoration, whereas Arab Khanjars are characterized in a big variety of all above. This, IMHO, indicate that these daggers are coming from a very specific area or group of people. To strengthen this argument we should also mention that from the huge variety of Arab Khanjars, rarely we see blades of watered steel, whereas here all are with good wootz blades.