Two daggers for comment

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

These sharp pointy things are totally outside my area of study, but I really do love discussions such as the one beginning to take place here.

Thank you gentlemen.

Here is a very entertaining discussion that proceeds along a similar path:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=kard

Delightful!

A.J., the usual suspects, arguing us back to the good old dark ages were anything could be called a jambiya, kard, pesh, khanjar etc without any clear defining method to the madness.

[estcrh]

Pesh-kabz on the left, karud dagger on the right, does anyone really think these are all the same despite the total difference in blades?

Left from top down, Pesh-kabz: Persian, Afghan, Afghan. Right from top down, Karud: Afghan, Afghan, Afghan (choora type).

[estcrh]

While we are at it, does anyone really think that a kahnjar and a jambiya are the same despite the complete difference in blades?

Khanjar daggers (lt) compared to jambiya daggers (rt), there is a big difference. Top down, left side khanjar: Indian, Indian, Indian (khanjarli type). Top down right side jambiya: Ottoman (Albania), Indian, Indian (tiger tooth type).