Indian short sabers

[ariel]

Here are pics of 3 short Indian sabers of mine.
The upper one is a standard tulwar with blade length of 29.5 inches ( straight line)

After that, top to bottom there are: 27, 25, 26 inches.

The upper 2 of them can be characterized as teghas: blade width 1 1/2 inch for both vs. 1 1/8 for the standard tulwar.

The lowest one has reinforced tip: definitely designed for stabbing.

All have non-standard handles ( well, the lowest one is a typical tulwar, but 100% intact. That counts for a "nonstandard" these days and age:-)


My attribution:
The upper one ( with the pulwar handle) is likely Afghani, although I would not exclude Central India

The next one : Deccan. It is mechanical damascus.

The lowest one....Afghani? Judging by the fullers?

All 3 look like infantry swords: they would not be good for slashing from the horse back.

Please help me attribute, date and otherwise define them.
Thanks.

[ariel]

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[Jens Nordlunde]

Hi Ariel,

You write about three swords, but you show four - please explain!

The hilt shown in post two looks a lot like the hilts shown in the thread started by Emanuel - is it quite the same decoration?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11025

Jens

[Iain]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Hi Ariel,

You write about three swords, but you show four - please explain!

The hilt shown in post two looks a lot like the hilts shown in the thread started by Emanuel - is it quite the same decoration?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11025

Jens

Hi Jens, as I understand Ariel's post the top sword in his initial image is a standard sized tulwar intended to give scale to the next three.

The questions Ariel poses are regarding the next three swords (2-4 in his image).

[ariel]

Iain,
Thanks for the explanation.

Yes, the uppermost sword is just an example of a standard tulwar, just to give an idea what do I mean talking about "short" sabers ( ##2-4)
My "bad" :-((

[Iain]

Originally Posted by ariel

Iain,
Thanks for the explanation.

Yes, the uppermost sword is just an example of a standard tulwar, just to give an idea what do I mean talking about "short" sabers ( ##2-4)
My "bad" :-((

I know the formatting of how the forum displays images can be tricky, but the image of the script on one blade corresponds to sword #2 with the pulwar hilt? Looks like a stamp hiding near the pulwar hilt as well? Or have you IDed that stamp already?