As you know, President Trump has decided that all USA citizens must pay import taxes on any items bought from overseas. He has withdrawn the $800 pre-tax allowance on imports and has also cancelled the exemption for antiques.
The amount of import tax payable is dependent on the country of manufacture of the item, NOT where it was bought/imported from.
For example,
The tariff on UK made items is 10% of the total amount, including the shipping fee.
On items manufactured in mainland Europe, the tariff is 15%.
Some countries incur a much higher percentage.
President Trump has insisted that these fees be paid BEFORE the item is imported, or the parcel will be refused entry into the US.
This basically means that Bygone Blades has to collect the US import tax from you and submit it to the carrier, who in turn pay the US customs.
After you have made your purchase, you will receive a separate invoice for the new import tax specific to the item purchased. This will need to be paid before your purchase is shipped.
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This is a mid-19th Century pesh-kabz knife from Afghanistan. Pesh-kabz were designed and developed as fighting knives and are characterised by their hollow-ground, single-edged blades with a full tang to which a pair of grip scales are attached. The blade can be straight, curved or recurved (yataghan) with a thick, often T cross-section spine for strength and rigidity.
The 258mm yataghan blade has a thick, T-section spine and terminates in a needle-sharp point. The blade is 44mm wide at the bolstered shoulder. The blade is very sharp and is in good condition with some small patches of shallow pitting and a speckled patina.
The characteristic full tang hilt is gripped with bone scales. The bone has a wonderful patina. One scale is badly cracked. The broken pieces have been glued together and the scale is strong and firm, with no loose pieces. Aesthetically it isn’t great, but the cracks cannot be felt when running a finger over the bone. The scales are firmly fixed to the tang with iron rivets. The end of the tang forms a characteristic birds-head pommel that incorporates a skull crusher protrusion.
The knife is complete with its brass covered wooden scabbard. The brass is intricately decorated with patterns made up of individually punched dots. The scabbard is in good condition with wear and dings commensurate with its age and use. The knife sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within its scabbard, aided by the downward curved continuation of the iron backstrap.
This is a good example of an Afghan tribesman’s pesh-kabz knife.
£100.00
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