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Old 12th March 2023, 03:42 PM   #1
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Default Afghan "Khyber" knives for identification

Added these two to my collection today. My knowledge mainly is concerned to Indonesian weapons but I started reading a lot here on the forum.

My assessment based on what I found on the forum so far:
-both so called "Khyber" knives from Afghanistan
-probably mid to late 19th century (2nd Afhan War?)
-camel bone handle and horn handle
-both seem to have reasonable quality layered steel, maybe even wootz
-the one with copper details may be from the Balloochi/Baluchi region?

Hope you guys can chime in and add some info!

Are there good period photo's around of these type of weapons being worn?
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Old 12th March 2023, 04:25 PM   #2
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Just to add my 2 cents: Indeed khyber knives (aka salwar yataghan). I don't immediately see signs of wootz but I'm not particularly good at identifying faint signs of different types of steel.

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(I have not searched the whole thread so there may be more.)

AFAIK the choora is a kind of dagger from the region, not a region itself.
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Old 12th March 2023, 04:37 PM   #3
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AFAIK the choora is a kind of dagger from the region, not a region itself.
Correct I mixed two things up - region was Balloochi!
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Old 12th March 2023, 04:46 PM   #4
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While I'm at it I might as well add my own "example of the type", since I've never posted it on these boards. Roughly 600gr, 68 cm.

I love the scabbard on this (in spite of it being a bit worn). The red lacquer is flaking a bit, though so I'll need to figure out how to stabilize that (I was thinking of just carefully gluing the flaky ends but suggestions welcome).

Also probably the first sword I got that was sharp enough to actually scare me a little.

Would be interested in the measurements of your examples!
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Thanks for the input and nice example!
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