Original Victorian Khyber Pass Pesh-kabz Knife with Scabbard from Second Afghan War 1878-1898 French Machine Guns with pressed brass helmet plate

with pressed brass helmet plate

but plenty of variations without this buckle are seen

Blank shells are ejected from the top of the barrel after each shot

The Brodie helmet

Year of Manufacture: circa 1735-1740

Original Victorian Khyber Pass Pesh-kabz Knife with Scabbard from Second Afghan War 1878-1898 French Machine Guns with pressed brass helmet plateOriginal Item: One Only. The pesh kabz or peshkabz (Persian: , Hindi: ) is a type of Indo Persian knife designed to penetrate mail armour and other types of armor. The word is also spelled pesh quabz or pish ghabz and means "fore grip" in the Persian language; it was borrowed into the Hindustani language. Originally from Iran, it is now widespread in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India. This particular knife is the type used by the