Khyber and Choora with Bukharan (?) twists

fspic · 6th February 2012, 11:44 PM

These are quick shots of the edged weapons in the pesh kahbz. One is relatively new and in excellent condition but with a rather soft blade. The one with the horn fluted grips is the real thing with a fully hardened dark somewhat pitted blade which is made to penetrate heavy padding or light armor. The long bladed beastie is the choora. I saw one on eBay once but that is about it. I wouldn't mind commissioning one like it.

On the various items temporarily hung on the wall is a very long third knife of this type but much older. It is all metal with a bird's head grip which has koftgari scratches but no inlay or overlay which I am told would have been gold. The original blade, probably broken at the very thin tip, was blended into a nice upsweep. I hope the pics come up OK - oops! Looks like I have to figure out using my new zip file.

6th February 2012, 11:44 PM	#11
fspic Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 27	Pesh-kahbz and/or Choora These are quick shots of the edged weapons in the pesh kahbz. One is relatively new and in excellent condition but with a rather soft blade. The one with the horn fluted grips is the real thing with a fully hardened dark somewhat pitted blade which is made to penetrate heavy padding or light armor. The long bladed beastie is the choora. I saw one on eBay once but that is about it. I wouldn't mind commissioning one like it. On the various items temporarily hung on the wall is a very long third knife of this type but much older. It is all metal with a bird's head grip which has koftgari scratches but no inlay or overlay which I am told would have been gold. The original blade, probably broken at the very thin tip, was blended into a nice upsweep. I hope the pics come up OK - oops! Looks like I have to figure out using my new zip file.