Two Salawar yataghans - khyber knives

ariel · 1st March 2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Here is a short one 12-14inch blade.

Please compare this Khyber (Lew's) with all other examples posted here: I once asked ( and got no answer) whether different pommels indicate different localities, tribes etc.
Any takers?

Emanuel · 1st March 2008, 07:18 PM

Lew's example is like a choora. Choora handles are markedly different from the simple horn scales on most of the big salawar yataghans. Could there be a functional reason for this? If not then my guess is that it's a geographic/ethnic variation. Stone states that the big khyber knives belonged to the Afridi tribe living in the Khyber pass. Perhaps the choora and karud handles belong to some of the other Pashtun and misc tribes.

1st March 2008, 07:18 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Lew's example is like a choora. Choora handles are markedly different from the simple horn scales on most of the big salawar yataghans. Could there be a functional reason for this? If not then my guess is that it's a geographic/ethnic variation. Stone states that the big khyber knives belonged to the Afridi tribe living in the Khyber pass. Perhaps the choora and karud handles belong to some of the other Pashtun and misc tribes.