Nice Wootz Choora For Comment
 

This Beauty arrived today from Artzi's shop :D. 8" Indian wootz blade with ivory hilt. The scabbard is mint with brass overlay. This had to have been a chieftains dagger at one point I think? One of the finest ones I have seen to date.


Lew

A gem :cool:

They just don't get much better than that. Congrats Lew.

Steve

That has to be one of the most finest and practical choora's I have seen

Choora with wootz blades are hard to find so this is one that is not easily replaceable. A nice addition to your collection indeed.

Very very nice Lew! It is always amazing that Artzi can maintain such a steady flow of excellence in weapons!

Lew, very Nice, as always! :)
Would choora have been carried in addition to a larger edged blade, for example a khyber knife? To clarify what I'm asking, What sword would have gone with the choora? I like the shape of the choora blade.

Best regards,

Dan :)

Good question Dan
 

Good question Dan, I too have wondered this and also, to my eyes, some of these choora's I have seen over the years look to me in my ignorance to be nothing more than reprofiled Khyber knives, though a good many examples definately are not with their armour piercing tips and strong raised cutting edges. If a Choora was to look like a reprofiled Khyber knife would one be able to tell the difference by say the size of the hilt?

regards

Gav

these do not appear to be re-profiled khybers, on close look, they're purpose made this way. the grips are different as well (and a bit smaller)
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ora006_DCE.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ora007_DCE.jpg
mine is much the same, tho i'm not gonna etch it to see if it's wootz thru all them engravings and inlays.

some of the earlier ones may not have had the raised edges these have, and may have been made as if they were small salawar yataghans, it's possible that a few were made from salvaged broken ones. how to tell tho?

Kronk

If you etch yours be careful you might ruin the inlay work on the blade. Love the brass work on the spine. Choora are not reprofiled khyber knives they are a form pesh or karud and they all seem to have a T shaped spine for strength. Below is a small khyber knife notice it has a wider base near the hilt and the absence of the radiused grind at the choil. Below the small khyber knife is a large choora from the same era.

Lew

the operative word above was NOT. like the little khyber. i was gonna post a pic of my slightly larger one
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...yber_DCE-1.jpg
guess i won't now...;)

Sorry Kronk

My son had five of his teenage friends over last night for his birthday and I was pretty groggy when I read the post this morning ;)


Lew

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