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18th January 2012, 01:07 PM | #1 |
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Hi Ariel,
Glad somebody mentioned the Kerala knife; the guy we got this example from had several and had sourced them locally in Rajasthan, we later saw them described as Kerala knifes in one of Tirri's fine books, so not sure as to what they actually are. They certainly share some of the characteristics of the Pesh family, heavy blade, thick spine and multi segment hilts. Hmm, just don't know! |
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a choora is a specific style of knife associated with certain tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The kerala knife is associated with an area in the southwest coast of india. Even though they may look similar they really are two different animals and we need to differentiate between them. |
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Uzbek Icepick
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Rick I think this is a karud from Uzbekistan?
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27th January 2012, 10:03 AM | #8 |
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Another Choora
Anyone who has seen one like this?
Best Kurt |
29th January 2012, 10:45 AM | #9 |
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Hi Kurt,
Thats one very nice dagger, thanks for posting. Never seen one of that particular form, a real work of art. It seems that afghan weapons are rather popular!! A big thanks to all who have posted so far. |
23rd February 2012, 04:52 PM | #10 |
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I recently acquired this lovely Choora. What strikes me is the ressemblance in decoration / built with some of the other daggers shown above. The workmanship on this knife is incredible. The carving of the blade, the embellishment on the spine of the blade, the intricate handle design... Let's say I am more than happy having recovered this beauty.
The handle is ivory (probably elephant), blade seems to be wootz. Sheath is wood covered with leather. The tip of the scabbard is reinforced with embellished brass / copper. |
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nice piece of wootz...
I made the rosewood scabbard.
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24th February 2012, 05:16 PM | #12 |
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Hi
I am a little confused! Can someone explained the difference between, Choora, Karud or Pesh Kabz? I have a friend who comes from Kabul, he simply called all daggers Pesh kabz, and all knives Kard! even if my looking up in books, I always see other words! I have been collecting for 20 years, everything has a blade and always thought I knew the difference, descriptions of Hermann Historica, knives and daggers, 4 vols. I'm confused! I ask some help!! smile 1. Choora? the sheat jes, the Dagger no, Pesh kabz, The blade spine is not straight, the tip is pulled upward. 2. Pesh Kabz 3. Karud 4. Choora 5.picture its Hermann Historika Dolche und Messer aus dem Persischen Kulturraum 6.and the last two are karela south India. |
24th February 2012, 05:47 PM | #13 |
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It is my understanding that all 3 terms: Choora, Karud/Kard, and Pesh kabz are used interchangebly and varry based on location and the primary language spoken there.
On a separate note, I did not know that Kerala knives were carried in pairs such as in the example above |
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