How unique are the edged weapons of Afghanistan in comparison to their neighbors?

[Sakalord364]

Originally Posted by Sakalord364

Afghanistan being small compared to Iran and India, it’s not surprising that foreign influence found its way into Afghan edged weapons, but I still wonder however if the pulwar hilt merely survived in Afghanistan due to its geographic isolation, or if the pulwar hilt was created in Afghan lands. It is quite common in Afghanistan but very rare in India, at least photographically speaking

So I suppose that in comparing Afghans with, say, Scottish Highlanders we can see possibly some similarities in the origin of the weapons they had:

Highlander:

Basket hilted broadsword (originated outside Scotland)
Highland Dirk (indigenous Design)

Afghan:

Pulwar (possibly originated outside Afghanistan)
Khyber Knife (indigenous Design)