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Hi Guys
Just picked this up tonight. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting The seller claims it says 1230 on the blade but it looks like 1930 to me? The liners look to me like Aluminum so in 1815 which is the corresponding year would be too far back for the maker to use that metal on the knife. Still an interesting piece. Lew |
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It looks like the blade may have been shortend to 12-inches from a more typical khyber length. Certainly, another one of those with a bit of history to it.
n2s |
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I must disagree the blade tip looks right and it has the right arc in the edge. If it were shortened the profile would be off. Its just a shortened form of that type of knife. Lew |
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Very interesting piece.
IMHO it is 1930. Western calendar. It matches with latin letters. I suppose they used to give prestige to a local factory. Afghanis used to copy western rifles, british mostly, and their trademarks. What it puzzles me are these marks like "cuts" on the hilt. They look they made after market and on purpose. They do not look like natural age marks. Did anyone was counting something? |
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Can anyone identify the crest on the sheath? n2s |
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For inscription Razmak, see this:
http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk...india45_1.html Also " sellers" on top, and date 1930 |
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