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joe123 25th February 2012 08:40 PM
A nice Tulwar
 
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This one's been in my collection for years:

Stan S. 26th February 2012 01:39 AM
Breathtaking! Are there any other markings on the blade besides the two "dots"?

joe123 26th February 2012 02:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stan S.
Breathtaking! Are there any other markings on the blade besides the two "dots"?
Hi Stan: There's not a single marking on the blade, other than the 2 dots.......

Multumesc 26th February 2012 10:07 AM
Very beautiful sword.How are its dimensions?

junker 26th February 2012 04:01 PM
dots
 
Hi,

my normal steel tulwar has the known sickle mark and also one of these dots.
Are these dots really marks or maybe only for testing the hardness

Dirk

Stan S. 26th February 2012 04:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by junker
Hi,

my normal steel tulwar has the known sickle mark and also one of these dots.
Are these dots really marks or maybe only for testing the hardness

Dirk
I always thought these were the marks of quality, especially when found on otherwise unmarked blades. Sort of like a Quality Control Dept. in a modern factory or a warehouse putting a check mark in their list next to the merchandise that passed inspection. Only in this case, it is the merchandise itself that's being checked off. So perhaps the original intent was to test for hardness amongst other things. However, I doubt that it was always the case


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