First Choora

Miguel · 10th March 2016, 05:29 PM

Congratulations Harry for initiating such an interesting and informative thread as this one is proving to be. I think that I have gleaned more from this thread than all the reference books. I like your Choora and it looks a good example of this weapon with the typical decoration found on them. I have a small collection of them and all but one have similar decoration to yours, their scabbards are of various materials and one is a pretty plain, a bit knocked about, brass one like yours. I hope you don't mind me using your thread to post a couple of photos of the Choora with different decoration as I would value comments on the hilt which I think has had its original pommel replaced with an aluminium one also I have not seen one where the bolster extends down the blade and is riveted like this one.

Jim in one of his informative replies mentioned that Stone used the name, Ch`hura, for a type of Afghan knife, I have come across this name before but as a general name, used in India , for a dagger ( Tirri plate 214in his book) He also uses the name Chhuri for a small dagger and Stone also uses this name. I have in my collection the two types of knives that Tirri uses to illustrate the above general names and I would like to know if this design of knife has a particular nam. The smaller of the two is the Chhuri.
Regards
Miguel

10th March 2016, 05:29 PM	#16
Miguel Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 584	Congratulations Harry for initiating such an interesting and informative thread as this one is proving to be. I think that I have gleaned more from this thread than all the reference books. I like your Choora and it looks a good example of this weapon with the typical decoration found on them. I have a small collection of them and all but one have similar decoration to yours, their scabbards are of various materials and one is a pretty plain, a bit knocked about, brass one like yours. I hope you don't mind me using your thread to post a couple of photos of the Choora with different decoration as I would value comments on the hilt which I think has had its original pommel replaced with an aluminium one also I have not seen one where the bolster extends down the blade and is riveted like this one. Jim in one of his informative replies mentioned that Stone used the name, Ch`hura, for a type of Afghan knife, I have come across this name before but as a general name, used in India , for a dagger ( Tirri plate 214in his book) He also uses the name Chhuri for a small dagger and Stone also uses this name. I have in my collection the two types of knives that Tirri uses to illustrate the above general names and I would like to know if this design of knife has a particular nam. The smaller of the two is the Chhuri. Regards Miguel Attached Images