khyber knife (knife (weapons: edged))

Afghan ‘Khyber knife'. The T-section single edge long blade is slightly recurved and chiselled overall with geometric ornament specific to Afghanistan. The grips are made from two pieces of bone. These weapons were carried thrust through a fabric sash around the waist, and whilst they clearly cannot be considered to be a normal ‘knife’, the name Khyber Knife was probably given to them by British forces during the 19th century.

G.C. Stone “A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour in all countries and in all times� Southworth Press 1934 (and subsequent reprints)., pp.354-355.

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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn18532
Date
mid-19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 790 mm x 50 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
iron; copper alloy; bone
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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