#choora

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Dulhan • Documenting

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Afghan Knives: Choora and Pesh Kabz

[armthearmour]

A Zafar Takieha hilt with a Khyber knife blade, Indian, probably ca. 18th or 19th century, from Oriental Arms.

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[victoriansword]

Khyber Knife (Choora), 19th Century

This solid Khyber knife (or choora) likely dates to the first half of the 1800s and would have been typical of the kind of fearsome weaponry that the British soldiers and adventurers encountered during their time exploring Afghanistan and the North West Frontier. It was the traditional sword of the Pashtun tribes that inhabited the region around the famous Khyber Pass and, with its tapering blade and T-backed spine, it must have been a formidable opponent to the British regulation sabres of the time. This one has an iron and horn grip, and is simple yet robust in style.

[armthearmour]

The MOAKK (Mother of all Khyber Knives.) A tremendous Khyber Knife with a 47(!) inch blade with incredible decoration.

Indopersia, probably ca. 19th century, from Oriental Arms.

(Apologies for the poor photo resolution.)

[victoriansword]

Indian Tulwar and Afghan Khyber Knife, 19th Century

An 18th or 19th century Indian tulwar, robust hilt and blade of double-fullered European form, 68cm long. Together with an Afghan Khyber knife of typical form, but with faulty hilt, the t-section blade being 60cm long.

A nice side-by-side comparison of the two sword types. Tulwars had a quite a range on blade types, but still a nice representative example of a tulwar and a typical blade width. 

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Khyber Knife, 19th Century

58.5 cm blade.