Afghan Peshkabz

Aurangzeb · 5th July 2005, 04:11 AM

Hi all!

After hearing this I whould say that sounds most likely. I never looked at the grip as the defining point before. Instead I spent hours reading and re-reading books and text on te internet as well as studing pictures until 11:00 at night with a head ache!

( my eye docter says I should cut back on my reading! ). Thanks for all the help.

Jens Nordlunde · 5th July 2005, 10:33 PM

What would you call this one?

Lew · 5th July 2005, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

What would you call this one?

I would call it very perdy(pretty)

Maybe a khanjar?

Lew

Aurangzeb · 6th July 2005, 02:07 AM

Hi Jens!

Very nice, I am filled with envy!

I might be wrong but this looks to be a khanjarli dagger from India or some sort of khanjar. Nice gold work on it, is it a wootz blade? Hopefully this chould be of some help.

Maah as-salaama!
(good-bye in arabic)

RobT · 6th July 2005, 04:25 AM

Jens,
I would call it a drop dead gorgeous pesh kabz. That is the most beautiful recurved dagger I have ever seen. It's more deeply recurved than the one on pg 494 of Stone's but the general look is the same.
Lew,
I don't believe it's a khanjar. None of the blades so named in Stone's (pg 353) show a T-rib. On the other hand, I believe khanjar just means knife so there might be T-rib versions.
Aurangzeb,
If Stone is to be believed on pgs 352 and 354, the khanjarli is a double edged recurved dagger with a large lunette pommel.
Sincerely,
RobT

Rick · 6th July 2005, 04:31 AM

Karud , Pesh , Choora ?
And why ?

Jens Nordlunde · 6th July 2005, 03:24 PM

Aurangzeb, the one I showed is not a Khanjarli, it looks like this.

derek · 6th July 2005, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Karud , Pesh , Choora ?
And why ?

Karud. From Bhukara?

BTW, I have asked a dozen afghan antique dealers and none have heard of the term "choora". But then again, they were city folk from Kabul........

5th July 2005, 10:33 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	What would you call this one? Attached Images

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RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 580	What a blade Jens, I would call it a drop dead gorgeous pesh kabz. That is the most beautiful recurved dagger I have ever seen. It's more deeply recurved than the one on pg 494 of Stone's but the general look is the same. Lew, I don't believe it's a khanjar. None of the blades so named in Stone's (pg 353) show a T-rib. On the other hand, I believe khanjar just means knife so there might be T-rib versions. Aurangzeb, If Stone is to be believed on pgs 352 and 354, the khanjarli is a double edged recurved dagger with a large lunette pommel. Sincerely, RobT

6th July 2005, 04:31 AM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,378	So What Shall We Call This Karud , Pesh , Choora ? And why ? Attached Images

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Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Aurangzeb, the one I showed is not a Khanjarli, it looks like this. Attached Images

5th July 2005, 04:11 AM	#1
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi all! After hearing this I whould say that sounds most likely. I never looked at the grip as the defining point before. Instead I spent hours reading and re-reading books and text on te internet as well as studing pictures until 11:00 at night with a head ache! ( my eye docter says I should cut back on my reading! ). Thanks for all the help.

6th July 2005, 02:07 AM	#4
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi Jens! Very nice, I am filled with envy! I might be wrong but this looks to be a khanjarli dagger from India or some sort of khanjar. Nice gold work on it, is it a wootz blade? Hopefully this chould be of some help. Maah as-salaama! (good-bye in arabic)