PAKISTAN, Northwest Frontier Province, ancient bronze knives & daggers
    The Pashto word for "dagger" is khanjar.  It also means "knife," and applies to kitchen utensils as well as weapons.  This page, then is about cutting/stabbing things with relatively short blades and relatively short tangs.  The handles came some way up the blade.  Try to figure out what some of the following things were used for.  All are khanjar.  Attributions are somewhat conjectural and are mostly based on location rather than shape.

PD23) BAKTRIAN, c. 1000-500 BC, bronze dagger, 165x21mm (~6.5x0.8"), leaf shaped, flat tang, from Buner, NWFP, bit of chipping on edges, $52.00 sold
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PDG6) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, bronze dagger, 308x52mm, leaf shaped blade, 80mm flat tang with slightly expanded butt, almost excellent, from Barikot, VF $300.00 sold
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PD20) BAKTRIAN, c. 800-300 BC, bronze dagger, 234x37mm, wide blade slightly thickened in center, flat tang, from Darel, Gilgit, NWFP, choice VF $180.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PDG12) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, bronze dagger, 212x43mm, leaf shaped blade on very short tang, from Barikot, few small chips & dent on edges, otherwise excellent, VF $180.00
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PDG14) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, bronze dagger, 185x35mm, thin, flat blade on short tang, from Barikot, crusty, crude, VG $65.00
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PDB1) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 141mm long, 21mm wide, double edged, very narrow toward point, tang is only 10mm, from Bajawar, slightly bent, $40.00
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PDK15) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 110mm blade, 190mm total, 41mm wide, handle has triple curve for secure grip, unknown location, small nick, intact $65.00 sold
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PDK16) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 135mm blade, 50mm wide, 90mm handle, spirally twisted handle, from Bajawar, nice, $75.00 sold
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PDK17) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 123mm blade, 33mm wide, 23mm tang, double edged blade ridged in center, from Bajawar, pretty nice, $75.00 sold
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PDK18) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 133mm, 35mm wide, 38mm tang, slightly thickened in center, from Bajawar, small edge nick, aVF $65.00 sold
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PDK19) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 100mm blade, 32mm wide, 51mm tang, from Bajawar, VF $65.00 sold
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PDK20) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 800-100 BC, 75mm blade, 38mm wide, 45mm tang, like paisley leaf, from Bajawar, VF $65.00 sold 8/13/2007
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PDG16) PERSIAN-GREEK, c. 500-100 BC, 240x22mm, thin blade, attached handle moulded for grip, has a pommel, bit of decoration, a stabbing weapon, a bit crude, bit of point missing, F $175.00 sold
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PDG1) GREEK-SCYTHIAN, c. 300-100 BC, bronze dagger, 260x34mm, 91g, long, thin blade with flared base, holed tang, from Gilgit, almost perfect, $375.00 sold
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PDK1) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 262x80mm 90mm tang/handle, 117g, from Buner, excellent VF $180.00 sold 12/7/2008
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PDK2) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 231x62mm, 92mm tang, 64.2g, from Buner, corroded, nick in edge, VG $45.00
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PDK3) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 261x81mm, 75mm tang, 117g, from Buner, excellent VF $200.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PDK4) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 340x113mm, 90mm tang, 123g, from Buner, bit of chipping on edge, VF $200.00 sold 8/13/2007
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PDK5) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 340x58mm, 59mm tang, 143.2g, relatively narrow blade with pointed tip, from Buner, small edge split, VF $200.00 sold 8/13/2007
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PDK7) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 308x77mm, 92mm handle, 165.8g, blade slightly concave toward (broken) pointed tip, thicker than the rest & more weapon-like, from Buner, corroded, $85.00
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PDK8) KUSHAN, c. 50-300 AD, bronze khanjar, 275x72mm, 60mm reinforced tang, 203g, pointed tip.  Blade is thick & sturdy, definitely a cutting or stabbing tool, from Buner, tip broken, corroded, $85.00
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PDK9) KUSHAN-SHAHI, c. 100-900 AD, bronze khanjar, 215mm blade, 51mm wide, 41mm tang, thin & flat, from Marghazar, slightly bent, F $40.00 sold
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