Mysterious Afghan Military Sabre

[Sakalord364]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Hello Sakalord364.

This curious saber is made as an imitation of "regulation Khyber knives". There was no "standard" for them. Everyone ordered the sample that he wanted to have. For example, in my collection there is a similar version of the "arbitrary saber imitating regulation Khyber knives" with wootz blade

Hi,

Do you think these were made in the official government factory in Kabul, or were these forged by private blacksmiths for their clients?