Kyber Collection

trenchwarfare · 28th August 2012, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

Absolutely. Probably Jonathan thought he was posting a chronicle in a different venue

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Now, let's get back to talking about blades.

Rick · 28th August 2012, 11:32 PM

God, I hate it when the moon is near full ......

Enough already .

Atlantia · 29th August 2012, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick

God, I hate it when the moon is near full ......

Enough already .

Hi Rick,

If you look at the two Pesh-kabz that TW has just got, then your's is more like the buffalo hilted one.
T section blade and 'essentially' a flat sided blade leading to a angled flat ground edge that runs straight off of it.
On yours the edge grinding is more clearly defined.
The other one I'd say is probobly 19thC. The hilt may be Ivory or bone and the blade is actually hollow ground of a sort, rising to the 'T' spine and also rising to a shoulder before the flat ground edge.
I would expect this one to have a fairly high probability of being wootz.

Atlantia · 29th August 2012, 12:27 AM

Next this Choora.
The one with the 'orange hilt' is a fairly standard modern type. The other one is a bit more interesting.
The hilt appears to be Ivory. Notice the concentric age cracks? Could that be Walrus!
The top of the spine is nicely worked and has an attached plate with what looks like it might be an inscription in Arabic.
Unusual in my experience.
Perhaps a close-up will be translatable by Lotfy?

Atlantia · 29th August 2012, 12:36 AM

This is an interesting group. Very much a 'grab bag' of Afghani weapons.
Some good, some average, some look to have had recent work done on them.

The antique Military scabbards (just look at those steel drags!) are quite unusual. If the swords within are original then the mouth of the scabbard won't have marks or room for the three bar knuckle bow type and the swords might even have military stamps somewhere.

The sword with the Persian-esq chiselling is cute. Hilt looks very recent, could it be an older blade?

A nice and interesting lot.

Atlantia · 29th August 2012, 12:49 AM

TW,
The one with the all brown hilt in the military scabbard. Once the winds have dies down can you post some close-ups of that one.
Don't worry mate

You batton down the ole hatches, we'll do all the work here

Rick · 29th August 2012, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Atlantia

Hi Rick,

If you look at the two Pesh-kabz that TW has just got, then your's is more like the buffalo hilted one.
T section blade and 'essentially' a flat sided blade leading to a angled flat ground edge that runs straight off of it.
On yours the edge grinding is more clearly defined.
The other one I'd say is probobly 19thC. The hilt may be Ivory or bone and the blade is actually hollow ground of a sort, rising to the 'T' spine and also rising to a shoulder before the flat ground edge.
I would expect this one to have a fairly high probability of being wootz.

Yah, you're right, Gene .
Bad eyes on my part, I guess .

I expect only the owner can confirm the scale material .

Y'know, it sure looks like the edge on my piece was cut with a sharp instrument rather than being ground .

29th August 2012, 12:27 AM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Next this Choora. The one with the 'orange hilt' is a fairly standard modern type. The other one is a bit more interesting. The hilt appears to be Ivory. Notice the concentric age cracks? Could that be Walrus! The top of the spine is nicely worked and has an attached plate with what looks like it might be an inscription in Arabic. Unusual in my experience. Perhaps a close-up will be translatable by Lotfy? Attached Images

29th August 2012, 12:49 AM	#6
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	TW, The one with the all brown hilt in the military scabbard. Once the winds have dies down can you post some close-ups of that one. Don't worry mate You batton down the ole hatches, we'll do all the work here Attached Images

28th August 2012, 11:32 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	God, I hate it when the moon is near full ...... Enough already .

29th August 2012, 12:36 AM	#5
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	This is an interesting group. Very much a 'grab bag' of Afghani weapons. Some good, some average, some look to have had recent work done on them. The antique Military scabbards (just look at those steel drags!) are quite unusual. If the swords within are original then the mouth of the scabbard won't have marks or room for the three bar knuckle bow type and the swords might even have military stamps somewhere. The sword with the Persian-esq chiselling is cute. Hilt looks very recent, could it be an older blade? A nice and interesting lot.