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Heritage Blades

Traditional Wazirabad heritage blades: kukri, pesh-kabz and more.

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Wazirabad has forged traditional South Asian blade patterns for generations, and this collection keeps those patterns intact rather than reinterpreting them for a modern tactical look. The kukri, pesh-kabz and Khyber knife are three of the most recognizable traditional forms, each with a distinct blade geometry tied to its original regional use.

We build these to the traditional profile — forward-curved for the kukri, reinforced T-spine for the pesh-kabz — using high-carbon or Damascus steel and natural handle materials like rosewood, bone or steel depending on the pattern, rather than substituting modern synthetic handles that would break the historic look.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A kukri is a general-purpose chopping and utility blade — its forward-curved, weight-forward design gives it more chopping power than a straight blade of the same length, useful for clearing brush, wood processing and camp tasks.

A pesh-kabz is a traditional dagger from South and Central Asia, identified by its reinforced T-spine and straight, tapering, thick blade, originally designed to pierce mail armor.

A Khyber knife (Salawar Yatagan) is a large, traditionally single-edged fixed blade historically carried by tribes of the Khyber Pass region, recognizable by its long, straight-spined, tapering blade.