Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Talwar blade decorated with animal battles

Jens Nordlunde · 31st March 2014, 03:59 PM

Hi Alex,
You are right

, but as this blade is Indian, and Persian I think it should be called a tulwar blade. The chiselled Persian blades I would call a slightly curved Persian blade. I think new collectors get confused otherwise.
Jens

31st March 2014, 03:59 PM	#7
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Alex, You are right, but as this blade is Indian, and Persian I think it should be called a tulwar blade. The chiselled Persian blades I would call a slightly curved Persian blade. I think new collectors get confused otherwise. Jens