Interesting Salawar Yataghan For Comment

Lew · 24th March 2006, 04:16 AM

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

not2sharp · 24th March 2006, 05:08 AM

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

Lew · 24th March 2006, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by not2sharp

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

n2s
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

Yannis · 24th March 2006, 06:37 AM

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?

not2sharp · 24th March 2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

Very interesting piece.
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?

I am not sure which marks you are referring to.

Can anyone identify the crest on the sheath?

n2s

ariel · 24th March 2006, 08:35 AM

For inscription Razmak, see this:
http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk...india45_1.html
Also " sellers" on top, and date 1930

24th March 2006, 04:16 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Interesting Salawar Yataghan For Comment 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

24th March 2006, 05:08 AM	#2
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	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

24th March 2006, 06:37 AM	#4
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	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?

24th March 2006, 08:35 AM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	For inscription Razmak, see this: http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk...india45_1.html Also " sellers" on top, and date 1930