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Emanuel · 4th January 2007, 03:41 PM

I got this khanjar for Christmas...sort of

It's 12.5" long in scabbard, with a blade measuring 7". It looks a lot like kurdish khanjars, but there are some differences in construction. For one thing, the tang is held by a but screw or bolt instead of the studs on the face of the handle. The scabbard is also very different from the nicely tooled kurdish ones. It is wooden, coverd in black leather. Oddly, it has a brass collar and brass stitching that make it look like a khukri scabbard. Hence I'm thinking it could be Indian/Nepali/Afghan work. Then again, such a simple scabbard could very well have been made by Kurds.
The blade looks like it was extensively polished at some point. There are depressions on the surface of the blade - maybe due to power sanders used to remove pitting and rust.
Any comment would be most welcome.
Emanuel

- To clarify, the black horn khanjar with the two studs is the Kurdish one

4th January 2007, 03:41 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Khanjar for comment I got this khanjar for Christmas...sort of It's 12.5" long in scabbard, with a blade measuring 7". It looks a lot like kurdish khanjars, but there are some differences in construction. For one thing, the tang is held by a but screw or bolt instead of the studs on the face of the handle. The scabbard is also very different from the nicely tooled kurdish ones. It is wooden, coverd in black leather. Oddly, it has a brass collar and brass stitching that make it look like a khukri scabbard. Hence I'm thinking it could be Indian/Nepali/Afghan work. Then again, such a simple scabbard could very well have been made by Kurds. The blade looks like it was extensively polished at some point. There are depressions on the surface of the blade - maybe due to power sanders used to remove pitting and rust. Any comment would be most welcome. Emanuel - To clarify, the black horn khanjar with the two studs is the Kurdish one Attached Images Last edited by Manolo; 4th January 2007 at 04:30 PM.