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Jens Nordlunde · 4th March 2007, 10:18 AM

Richard,

I would put a silver flower where the plate was. It seems to me, that silver placed on the square of the hilt must have had a special meaning. If there is something, it is a silver flower with a diameter of 10-12 millimeters, and the fact that there was a silver square on yours could, like you write, mean that the hilt could have been taken off for some reason or other. They may have run out of silver flowers

, and used a little silver plate instead, but why a silver plate and not a little iron plate?

I know that someone on the forum has a tulwar with such a silver flower, but I don't remember where I have seen it – please show it and give the measures.

The blade seems to have a very long ricasso – how long is it?

4th March 2007, 10:18 AM	#37
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Richard, I would put a silver flower where the plate was. It seems to me, that silver placed on the square of the hilt must have had a special meaning. If there is something, it is a silver flower with a diameter of 10-12 millimeters, and the fact that there was a silver square on yours could, like you write, mean that the hilt could have been taken off for some reason or other. They may have run out of silver flowers, and used a little silver plate instead, but why a silver plate and not a little iron plate? I know that someone on the forum has a tulwar with such a silver flower, but I don't remember where I have seen it – please show it and give the measures. The blade seems to have a very long ricasso – how long is it?