Khyber Knife or Churra

[ASingh]

Hi, I have attached pictures of two similar Afghan style weapons. They are from Bihar in India. I was wondering if the smaller of the two is what is called a Pesh Kabz, or both are Afghan Churras of different sizes.
Thanks,
ASingh

[BANDOOK]

GREETINGS A.SINGH
The Khyber knife, or short sword, is also called “Charay”, “Churra”, and sometimes “Salawar Yatagan”, ...which is much longer like a sword
yours is the shorter churra
Regards Rajesh

[mahratt]

Both items - Khyber knife, which some people call in Afghanistan "Churra".

[Gavin Nugent]

Can anyone please fully translate the script on the forte shown?

With thanks

Gavin

[ASingh]

Translation from the Devanagari script: Shrimaan Raja Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh Bahadur Raj Maksudpur

[Jim McDougall]

I must admit this is the first time I have seen Devanagari on one of these!
Thoughts on this?

[AJ1356]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Both items - Khyber knife, which some people call in Afghanistan "Churra".

Churra is an Indian word, no one in Afganistan calls it that.
I would call the smaller one a pesh qabz and the larger one Khyber.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by AJ1356

Churra is an Indian word, no one in Afganistan calls it that.

It's not quite right, my friend. Waziristan - this is part of Afghanistan? I think no one will argue with this statement? Here are the data dictionary Waziri-English.

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by AJ1356

I would call the smaller one a pesh qabz and the larger one Khyber.

Pesh are recurved, karud is the straight version. To me the small one looks like a khyber.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Pesh are recurved, karud is the straight version. To me the small one looks like a khyber.

Of course you're right. Pesh are recurved, karud is the straight version. Here we see a small Khyber knife.