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31st August 2021, 11:05 PM | #1 |
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UNUSUAL TULWAR for COMMENT
This Tulwar just finished at auction here and I am interested to see what Members think about the blade. It looks very much like a Takouba type blade but does not appear to be a "hybrid" creation.
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1st September 2021, 02:17 PM | #2 |
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This is a very interesting and unusual talwar. If its length were more than 120 cm, then we could boldly call it as "dhōp".
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2nd September 2021, 02:18 AM | #3 |
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Hi Stu,
This does look like a firangi (foreign) blade, but I would not exclude the possibility that it was a local copy. Most firangi I have seen were longer than the usual tulwar. Hard to judge age, but it does not look recent. Ian. |
2nd September 2021, 04:56 PM | #4 |
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2nd September 2021, 05:52 PM | #5 |
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Very interesting blade decoration; I have a khanjarli with the same type of decoration
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2nd September 2021, 07:46 PM | #6 |
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I have Indian blades with the same fullers...
Yes, Indians imitated European blades, nothing new. If Tuaregs can do it, of course, Indians can do it too! I agree with Mercenary, Firangi means nothing, just foreigner and the Indian swords called firangi have a basket hilt... |
3rd September 2021, 02:58 AM | #7 |
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[QUOTE=corrado26;265793]Very interesting blade decoration; I have a khanjarli with the same type of decoration[/QUOTE
Interesting example Udo, and I see what you mean, those parallel fullers which are irregularly drawn (though four) suggest Indian workmanship on blade. |
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