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24th February 2008, 05:33 PM
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Two Salawar yataghans - khyber knives
Thought I'd post these two khybers just because these haven't shown up on the forum in a while and because they're my first. They're quite beeffy, the blades are 22 and 24 inches long. I understand the wooden hilt is an old replacement. Both have quite a bit of weight and would make fearsome weapons I imagine. These are called salawar yataghan but their construction is so much different from that of yataghans. Could folks post their yats with T-spine for comparison?
Comments are very welcome. Eamnuel |
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25th February 2008, 02:33 AM
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I do not know why, but I was always partial to old Afghani/Central Asian weapons.
Nice pieces, man! Nothing fancy, nothing elegantly technological, just pure utilitarian raw killing machines. Quintessential weapons of poor but ferociously proud and ruthless people. |
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29th February 2008, 10:48 PM
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Nice functional pieces
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1st March 2008, 12:17 AM
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I can see how the Brits were terrified by these. Awesome cutters. Now my big problem is I have to let one of them go. I got the two for a very good deal and must sell one to cover other purchases
 They both have lots of character.
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1st March 2008, 12:41 AM
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Are the grips on the slightly loger one a recent replacement? If so, this would be the one that I would part with if I were you.
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1st March 2008, 01:52 AM
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Yes Teodor, that's the one. My thought was the same, the other one has intact horn scales and that's a major point in its favour. The blade is somewhat more pitted and rusted on the other side though. I will decide after proper cleaning.
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1st March 2008, 10:24 AM
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Quote:
 Where does that presumably well reserched statement come from?  Spiral |
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1st March 2008, 02:04 PM
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When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, And the women come out to cut up what remains, Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains An' go to your Gawd like a soldier. |
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1st March 2008, 02:51 PM
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Quote:
 picked it up from one quote or another floating around this forum at some point in the last three years. Some were indeed from Kipling, as Ariel noted, others were from somewhere else. There was specific mention of the khyber knife. And besides, the British were probably the only modern occupant that got to see this big knife in action. Afterwards modern guns took over, no? I suppose I could track those quotes down...but from that wink of yours I don't think I need to. Emanuel |
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1st March 2008, 11:14 AM
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they look like mine, here's my salawar yataghan, surprisingly light, agile & well balanced. 21.5 in. blade, 27 in. loa. if you hold the spine on a desktop, there is in fact a subtle yataghan-like 'S' curve to the spine. you can see it in the photo if you know it's there. the edge appears to be unrecurved tho.  my karakulak yataghan of more 'normal' curves is not t-spined  (the scabbard is home made out of a disassembled tourist tulwar one to give me some place to keep it. )
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