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Originally, the Khyber Knife (a type of short sword) served as the weapon of the common people while upper-classes could afford to import swords from neighbouring Persia and India. Over time, the Afghans combined characteristics of the imported swords and adapted it to create the pulwar. Most existing pulwars date back to the early 19th century.
The origin of the name "Damascus Steel" is contentious. Islamic scholars al-Kindi (full name Abu Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, circa 800 CE – 873 CE) and al-Biruni (full name Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, circa 973 CE – 1048 CE) both wrote about swords and steel made for swords, based on their surface appearance, geographical location of production or forging, or the name of the ...
Pattern welding is a practice in sword and knife making by forming a blade of several metal pieces of differing composition that are forge-welded together and twisted and manipulated to form a pattern. [1] Often called Damascus steel, blades forged in this manner
Traditionally, the kirpan was a full-sized talwar sword around 76 cm (30 inches) in length; [2] however, British colonial policies and laws introduced in the 19th century reduced the length of the blade, [3] [4] [5] and in the modern day, the kirpan is typically manifested as a dagger or knife.
Blackjack Knives made several tactical versions of Moran's fighting knives. Paul Chen's Hanwei Forge of China made a damascus steel version of the Moran Kenshar, complete with silver wire inlay. Custom knifemaker Ernest Emerson has long stated that the Moran ST-23 was one of the inspirations for his CQC-8 folding knife. [15] [16]
Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book uses a jambiya knife to kill Shere Khan. Aladdin owns a jambiya left by his father, and uses it to fight Sa'Luk in the 1996 film Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Geralt of Rivia owns a dagger that resembles a jambiya in the 2007 game The Witcher. Ezio Auditore wields a jambiya in Assassin's Creed ...
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