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Afghani dagger of T-shape blade and agate hilt - MS.1893
Dimensions:
17.5" (44.5cm) high
Additional Information: C
£6,000.00
Location: Great Britain
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| Description |
The Peshkabz is a type of extremely
powerful
Perso-Afghan knife designed as to
penetrate
chainmail armour and other similar types of
armour.
The word means "fore-grip" in Pharsi.
Originally from Iran, it has widespread in
Central
Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern
India.
The blade is of a typical shape, sharply
pointed single-edged and slightly curved.
- (MS.1893)
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