Old Khyber

ariel · 15th September 2019, 04:04 PM

A bit too many "ifs" for my taste:-)
I have no idea whether the content of inscriptions might help, but no matter what, there are other unquestionably Afghani examples with similar wall-to-wall deeply etched texts along the entire blade. They might be infrequent, but this khyber is not a "unique" example.

The really interesting question would be where were they manufactured: all over the country, or limited to the Persianized ( Shia?) enclaves?

15th September 2019, 04:04 PM	#34
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	A bit too many "ifs" for my taste:-) I have no idea whether the content of inscriptions might help, but no matter what, there are other unquestionably Afghani examples with similar wall-to-wall deeply etched texts along the entire blade. They might be infrequent, but this khyber is not a "unique" example. The really interesting question would be where were they manufactured: all over the country, or limited to the Persianized ( Shia?) enclaves? Last edited by ariel; 15th September 2019 at 05:29 PM.