Where did the practice of placing small stones in pulwar hilts originate?

Sakalord364 · 20th February 2025, 09:15 PM

Many pulwars have small stones in the pommels, which make a rattling sound. I thought this was a feature unique to pulwars, but I saw an Indian sword have the same feature, stones inside the pommel. So it got me curious was this an originally Indian feature, or was it widespread in Asia?

https://youtu.be/m7gzQAUBHio

From the 3:15 mark, a South Indian sword is shown that has the same type of stones in the pommel, so I’m confused on the origin of this design quirk

20th February 2025, 09:15 PM	#1
Sakalord364 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 77	Where did the practice of placing small stones in pulwar hilts originate? Many pulwars have small stones in the pommels, which make a rattling sound. I thought this was a feature unique to pulwars, but I saw an Indian sword have the same feature, stones inside the pommel. So it got me curious was this an originally Indian feature, or was it widespread in Asia? https://youtu.be/m7gzQAUBHio From the 3:15 mark, a South Indian sword is shown that has the same type of stones in the pommel, so I’m confused on the origin of this design quirk