Need help with Khyber

mahratt · 24th April 2010, 01:01 PM

Nobody saw similar knifes?

Jens Nordlunde · 24th April 2010, 02:08 PM

Sorry but I can't help you, as I have never seen such a knife before.

katana · 24th April 2010, 03:29 PM

What I find unusual, is the re-inforced tip (armour piercing ??) for a 1920's knife..... any ideas why

Regards David

Jens Nordlunde · 24th April 2010, 04:30 PM

I have just put a link on the European forum - maybe that will help.

Atlantia · 24th April 2010, 06:05 PM

The methods of manufacture do look mid 20thC.
I find the bottom mount very reminiscent of the 'holbein' type german daggers of WW2 (looks like it doesn't match the top mount as well) and in general the knife looks like military daggers and bayonets of that era.
Does it have any ordinance marks?

mahratt · 24th April 2010, 09:25 PM

I am sorry. Has forgotten to tell. Certainly a bottom of a sheath from German dagger WW2.

kronckew · 24th April 2010, 09:27 PM

nothing to add other than it is a very good looking knife. i'd be happy to have one like it.

Gavin Nugent · 25th April 2010, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

no apologies, please .

Just keep posting .

Mahratt,

Agreed, please continue to post. I am always interested to know what lays in Russian collections and learn more about some of the lesser seen items you are displaying.

Although the scabbard is fanciful, maybe made to local customs or taste of the regions it is said to have been shipped to, the knife based on its solid looking construction and the high shine surgical appearance of the steel, it is similar to other 'Special Forces' weapons I have seen over the years.
To me it is plausible as this 'type' of weapon but its origins do remain a mystery to me.

Could you please show a couple of other angles being images of the narrow edge of the scabbard. The throat has other lugs attached that I can not get a clear understanding of, perhaps this design element will tell more of the knife?
An image of it sheathed would also be good as it seems to have Afghan style to it in that the scabbard looks to cover a little more than just the blade.

Other indicators based on the images alone point to the scabbard fittings to be a different material and body crudely wrapped in green cloth, not something I would have expected to see come out of a factory...this points to a one off put together.......for reasons unknown.

Does this knife have a useful sharp cutting edge or is it only good for stabbing?

Best regards

Gavin

24th April 2010, 01:01 PM	#1
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	Nobody saw similar knifes?

24th April 2010, 02:08 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Sorry but I can't help you, as I have never seen such a knife before.

24th April 2010, 03:29 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	What I find unusual, is the re-inforced tip (armour piercing ??) for a 1920's knife..... any ideas why Regards David

24th April 2010, 04:30 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I have just put a link on the European forum - maybe that will help.

24th April 2010, 06:05 PM	#5
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	The methods of manufacture do look mid 20thC. I find the bottom mount very reminiscent of the 'holbein' type german daggers of WW2 (looks like it doesn't match the top mount as well) and in general the knife looks like military daggers and bayonets of that era. Does it have any ordinance marks?

24th April 2010, 09:25 PM	#6
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	I am sorry. Has forgotten to tell. Certainly a bottom of a sheath from German dagger WW2.

24th April 2010, 09:27 PM	#7
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	nothing to add other than it is a very good looking knife. i'd be happy to have one like it.