khyber knife (knife (weapons: edged))

Afghan ‘Khyber knife’. The T-section single edge blade is characteristic of these weapons. The grips are made from 2 pieces of bone, and the pommel is made from 2 pieces of horn inlaid with pewter (or zinc) pins. Combined use of bone and horn for the hilt of this particular sword suggests that it is a Pathan tribal weapon. 712 mm long.

See G.C. Stone “A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour in all countries and in all times� Southworth Press 1934 (and subsequent reprints).pp.354-355.

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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn18533.1
Date
mid-19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 710 mm x 54 mm x 26 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
horn; steel; brass; wood; bone; pewter; zinc
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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