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Old 31st July 2006, 05:06 PM   #1
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Default Help info Karud

Dear friends!
I new in a collecting of knifes and swords.
I have small collection.
Help please with the information
Age, quality, that is written, value and etc.
Thank in advance
Size full - 35 sm., blade-24 sm.
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Old 31st July 2006, 05:45 PM   #2
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It is a 19th century (or earlier) peshkabz from Afghanistan. Not karud, karud has straight blade. Wootz blade. Nice unusual color of the ivory on the hilt. Original scabbard in worn condition. Beautiful piece!

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Old 1st August 2006, 03:27 PM   #3
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Thanks Yannis!
On the second photo the sign as a tulip is seen. That it is ? Ornament or brand of the master.
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Old 1st August 2006, 03:36 PM   #4
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Welcome Mart!

The ivory is the inner core of a walrus tusk, hence the patterning.

Nice piece.

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Old 1st August 2006, 04:15 PM   #5
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Dear Spiral,
You consider, what it is a fake or modern work?
I do not understand in a ivory.
I live in that region, where the inner core of a walrus tusk a rarity.
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It looks genuine to me.

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Old 2nd August 2006, 10:27 PM   #7
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Didn't someone tell us "karud" (ie. kard) is the correct local name, and Afghans don't know from "pesh kabz"? I think so? Anyway; yeah; "real" and beautiful; probably a wootz/bulat blade. Wonderful carving; is that a face on the end of the pommel? Highly unusual! Very nice. That certainly does look like the somewhat stonelike core of walrus ivory, which seems to have been valued in the region; perhaps above elephant ivory. Nice nice nice; no time; very nice!
Adding: This is the small shelfilike bolster I've sometimes mentioned, BTW; it seems like an older feature on these?
Of course, Persian kard is a forged-bolster (at least often), wedge-section dagger, but what impresses me about mine is that its spine is nevertheless as heavy as on a T-section blade like yours.
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