Khyber knife

Yannis · 27th February 2005, 11:32 AM

In my opinion this knife, more a karud than a khyber knife, had 3 stages in its life.
First it was a saber, most possibly of a shashka form. Unfortunately it was broken.
In the second stage, a very skilful master, reshaped it as a karud. The hilt looks to be the original.
In the final stage, this piece was in the hands of a poor man who used a piece of scrap metal to make a scabbard.

I have an 18th century fine Persian card in a scabbard made from an 20th century brass artillery shell! I like it a lot. In my eyes these items are more “original” because they have a story to tell.

27th February 2005, 11:32 AM	#6
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	In my opinion this knife, more a karud than a khyber knife, had 3 stages in its life. First it was a saber, most possibly of a shashka form. Unfortunately it was broken. In the second stage, a very skilful master, reshaped it as a karud. The hilt looks to be the original. In the final stage, this piece was in the hands of a poor man who used a piece of scrap metal to make a scabbard. I have an 18th century fine Persian card in a scabbard made from an 20th century brass artillery shell! I like it a lot. In my eyes these items are more “original” because they have a story to tell.