Afghani? Bukharan? short sword

RSWORD · 23rd November 2007, 01:22 PM

An interesting piece with a really cool looking blade! I always find the grooved spine interesting. You find this among some Indian swords and less commonly in E Europe and China. The scabbard chape is quite Indian. As Jeff mentions the bolsters seem reminiscent of a kyber sword. The handle form reminds me of an abstract parrot head. Maybe I am matrixing a form here but the general profile seems like those parrot hilted examples. Most probably NW India/Afghanistan. An interesting hybrid of regions.

23rd November 2007, 01:22 PM	#6
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	An interesting piece with a really cool looking blade! I always find the grooved spine interesting. You find this among some Indian swords and less commonly in E Europe and China. The scabbard chape is quite Indian. As Jeff mentions the bolsters seem reminiscent of a kyber sword. The handle form reminds me of an abstract parrot head. Maybe I am matrixing a form here but the general profile seems like those parrot hilted examples. Most probably NW India/Afghanistan. An interesting hybrid of regions.