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Hi, I have attached some pictures of a rather unusual tulwar, with a straight double sided serrated blade. The blade is a bit flexible, but may not always have been quite so thin as it is now.
Best wishes, ASingh |
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How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one?
Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one. Is it even sharpened ? |
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[QUOTE=ariel]How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one?
Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one. Its highly unlikely to be newly made. Its part of what remains of a large stash of arms from a pre-colonial zamindari estate in Bihar, India. Is it even sharpened ?[/QUOTE It is sharpened, on both sides. I have attached closer photographs of the blade. This is after getting most of the old varnish off and a coat of conservator's wax on. |
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Is there any indication that the blade might have been constructed from a number of crescent-shaped plates? They certainly seem regular enough to suggest the possibility.
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Opinion:
Probably the blade was profiled that way rather than constructed of segments. Putting an edge on it must have been a tedious process. ![]() It doesn't look practical as a weapon; the edge would get hung on any kind of a parry. |
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It would seem more like a ceremonial or parade weapon to me.
And to my eyes the construction seems to be out of one piece of steel. Besides, the forging of all these pieces like this would be a nightmare...... |
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