Khyber, pesh, choora, or kard?

ariel · 25th November 2017, 12:58 PM

Afghani or NW Frontier, and Choora would be the closest one.

The handle is unusual for a classical Mahsud one, might have been later to the blade, but the blade and scabbard are classic.

On the other hand, there was such hodge-podge of ethnicities in that part of the world that replacement doesn’t need to be postulated: tribal variations might be sufficient.

This one is exceptionally good : Indian crystalline wootz. Right away it puts in doubt the assertion that Chooras came into being only in the 20th century.

25th November 2017, 12:58 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Afghani or NW Frontier, and Choora would be the closest one. The handle is unusual for a classical Mahsud one, might have been later to the blade, but the blade and scabbard are classic. On the other hand, there was such hodge-podge of ethnicities in that part of the world that replacement doesn’t need to be postulated: tribal variations might be sufficient. This one is exceptionally good : Indian crystalline wootz. Right away it puts in doubt the assertion that Chooras came into being only in the 20th century.