Three items to identify

AJ1356 · 8th August 2015, 03:07 PM

The first item seems Indian to me, it has some mid century Afghan aspects to it but seems Indian to me either way.
The second large knife is definately Afghan, I remember growing up with knoves with that kind of hilt. It would be considered as a seylaawa (wrongly named Khayber knife) just because of its size. I would guess late 1800s to early 1900s, you can check to see if it is made of wootz or ordinary steel.

8th August 2015, 03:07 PM	#5
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	The first item seems Indian to me, it has some mid century Afghan aspects to it but seems Indian to me either way. The second large knife is definately Afghan, I remember growing up with knoves with that kind of hilt. It would be considered as a seylaawa (wrongly named Khayber knife) just because of its size. I would guess late 1800s to early 1900s, you can check to see if it is made of wootz or ordinary steel.