TRADITIONAL PASHTUN TRIBUTE KNIFE YAK HORN AND BONE HANDLE SILVER GUARD AND BUCKLE TYPICAL T-SHAPED BLADE TOTAL LENGTH: 35 CM TRADITIONAL METAL AND LEATHER SHEATH Dagger

18th Century Indo-Persian Pesh Kabz Armor Piercing Dagger & Scabbard

9" blade with engraving on T spine

Ivory on handle with detailed inlay and design

Designed to penetrate mail armour and other types of armour

Hollow-ground, tempered steel single-edged full tang, recurved blade with a thick spine bearing a "T" cross-section for strength and rigidity

The word Pesh Kabz is also spelled pesh-quabz or pish-ghabz and means "fore-grip" in the Persian language; it was borrowed into the Hindustani language

This particular knife is the type used by the Pashtun Khyber tribe, who were one of the groups faced by the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Fitted ornate scabbard

Small spike on pommel

Very rare and collectible item