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Old 4th May 2013, 07:21 PM   #1
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Default Indian Pesh-Kabz for comment

Who can tell me more about this Pesh-Kabz ,How old it could be ?

The grip is of (walrus ?) ivory and a heavy T-section blade ,16 inches long.
Any comment on it will be welcome
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Old 4th May 2013, 08:50 PM   #2
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I would say Afghan, not Indian.
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very nice.....................jimmy
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Old 5th May 2013, 04:47 PM   #4
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Hi,

In my opinion the grip slabs are elephant ivory and not walrus.

A nice piece though....!!!! My inclination is North India Mughal influence late 18th century.

We should be able to find more as the experts come in

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Old 5th May 2013, 06:18 PM   #5
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salut cerjak
ton peshkabz est afghan 19ième , je pense que la poignée est en ivoire d'éléphant... pas du morse..




It is an afghan peshkabz 19th, I think that the handle is of the elephant,not the walrus
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Old 5th May 2013, 06:49 PM   #6
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salut cerjak
ton peshkabz est afghan 19ième , je pense que la poignée est en ivoire d'éléphant... pas du morse..




It is an afghan peshkabz 19th, I think that the handle is of the elephant,not the walrus
Hi Weapon 27 & Bhushan
Thank you for your answer unfortunately It 's not helping me about age and origin so 18 or 19 Th century ? Indian or Afghan ?
About the hilt yours opinion are the same so I safe
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