North Indian Tulwar
 

Just ended.
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-TULWAR-SWOR...QQcmdZViewItem
No words: nice one. Very complex blade, with intricate system of fullers and "3-dot" markings (Tamerlane's Tamga?)
Also quite pricey. As an aside: is it just my feeling or did the sword prices really jump up recently?

Mea culpa!!
I edited the entry and now the address is correct.

Ariel

It is a very nice and well forged blade with an armour piercing tip. As far as the price is concerned I think the buyer got a good deal. Good Indo-Persian swords are going for big bucks these days.

Lew

Thank you Ariel, it helped a bit on the understanding:).

I am afraid the prices are not going to stop at that level, they will be rising, so it may be a good investment to sell the car, mortgage your house and buy weapons for the money. Anyway you will know in twenty or thirty years:D.

Wow... what a nice Tulwar.
One thought ....with the armour piecing tip..stabbing thrusts would be used..an unusual action with a 'slashing' sabre?

While I will continue to maintain that some weapons were specifically designed to defeat armour or mail, I think the reinforced tip on swords like this serve to facilitate the effectiveness of the thrust and, perhaps, move the center of balance forward to add momentum and force to the cut.

Aside from weapons with extreme curvature, sabers can stab quite well. The technique used is different than with a straight blade, but the thrust is definitely seen.

Thanks Andrew,
I assume the thrust would be more of an arc (in movement) than a straight thrust?