Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Afghan Parra-I-Tutti/ Pesh

ariel · 21st March 2010, 01:09 PM

I looked at it and followed it for a while, but decided to let go.
The maille-piercing blade doesn't seem to be of sufficient quality: bent tip.
The brass inlays look too intact.
The rest, including the handle and the scabbard are obviously new: not a scratch on the leather and the horn. The form of the handle is not traditional.
The birds look very fresh.
My best guess is that the knife was recently made in India, Pakistan or even Afghanistan( I've heard there is a thriving souvenir business going there, directed at the "feringhi").

21st March 2010, 01:09 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I looked at it and followed it for a while, but decided to let go. The maille-piercing blade doesn't seem to be of sufficient quality: bent tip. The brass inlays look too intact. The rest, including the handle and the scabbard are obviously new: not a scratch on the leather and the horn. The form of the handle is not traditional. The birds look very fresh. My best guess is that the knife was recently made in India, Pakistan or even Afghanistan( I've heard there is a thriving souvenir business going there, directed at the "feringhi").