Hi Ariel, I meant unusual to me "I had not seen it before"
My knowledge is far from competent, being a beginner
I was refferring to the pommel ( I think

) the underside of the hilt where you would find a spike on a basket hilt.
I have seen this type more commonly:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=tulwar
From that thread I understood that tulwar to be of rajput origin, I was just wondering where my sword could be placed by origin.
Regards
Bally