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JPSF · 30th December 2004, 10:41 PM

Thankyou for the compliments and I am always looking for great pieces to use in these calendars. My own collection is koras and kukris. If any of you want to send me a very high resolution picture from your collection I will try to use it in the coming months. An overall shot plus close-ups and any details give me some creative flexability.

The photo of me with my cat, kukri and mistress was taken weeks ago. That beauty left, but I did keep the cat and traded the kukri for a khanjar which I traded for a kindjal and finally a kard.

The knife shown should properly be classified as a peshkabz. The term "choora" means "the same as" or "as also" in either Afghani or one of that country's many dialects. This comes from when George Cameron Stone had indigenous people identify the weapons for his book and when questioned they would identify the first piece and then say another, another, etc. The grips on this are of ivory.

Rick · 30th December 2004, 10:58 PM

As 'the dude' that posted before John with a 'matriarchal shot " I gotta ask you just one question .

Am I being trolled ?

Yannis · 30th December 2004, 11:05 PM

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If any of you want to send me a very high resolution picture from your collection I will try to use it in the coming months.

Nice idea!

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That beauty left, but I did keep the cat and traded the kukri for a khanjar which I traded for a kindjal and finally a kard.

The world goes round

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The knife shown should properly be classified as a peshkabz. The term "choora" means "the same as" or "as also" in either Afghani or one of that country's many dialects.

That's why I am fanatic in this forum! I often learn something new.

But there is no such as an "afghani" language. The main languages spoken in Aghanistan are pasto, dari, hazara, uzbek.

JPSF · 30th December 2004, 11:45 PM

Yannis
You're absolutely correct about the language. I tried to place the area and let all those dialects fall where they may. Some feel this type knife comes from just the east/northeastern regions of Afghanistan. I don't know enough about them but they seem to be prolific. Better Indo-Persian experts than I on this forum who hopefully will comment.

Rick
Trolled? Nah

Radu Transylvanicus · 31st December 2004, 07:25 PM

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Yannis

Rick
Trolled? Nah

Rick
Trolled? Yeah

Rick · 31st December 2004, 08:34 PM

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Rick
Trolled? Yeah

"Fool me once ........

30th December 2004, 10:58 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Radu As 'the dude' that posted before John with a 'matriarchal shot " I gotta ask you just one question . Am I being trolled ?

30th December 2004, 10:41 PM	#1
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	Thankyou for the compliments and I am always looking for great pieces to use in these calendars. My own collection is koras and kukris. If any of you want to send me a very high resolution picture from your collection I will try to use it in the coming months. An overall shot plus close-ups and any details give me some creative flexability. The photo of me with my cat, kukri and mistress was taken weeks ago. That beauty left, but I did keep the cat and traded the kukri for a khanjar which I traded for a kindjal and finally a kard. The knife shown should properly be classified as a peshkabz. The term "choora" means "the same as" or "as also" in either Afghani or one of that country's many dialects. This comes from when George Cameron Stone had indigenous people identify the weapons for his book and when questioned they would identify the first piece and then say another, another, etc. The grips on this are of ivory.

30th December 2004, 11:45 PM	#4
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	Yannis You're absolutely correct about the language. I tried to place the area and let all those dialects fall where they may. Some feel this type knife comes from just the east/northeastern regions of Afghanistan. I don't know enough about them but they seem to be prolific. Better Indo-Persian experts than I on this forum who hopefully will comment. Rick Trolled? Nah