Tulwar silver decoration style

Andy Davis · 14th September 2006, 08:12 AM

I tend to agree up to a point and finding a good quality blade on a Indian weapon seems to be harder than a good hilt but I guess blades are the working part and thats where more damage and replacement occures.
In daggers especially though, its where a lot more of the craftsmanship goes in decoration (especially if you consider the hardstone, crystal and gem encrusted types) and its far more likely to find imported blades than imported hilts, so I would guess the hilt is a better guide to its place of use and requirement.

14th September 2006, 08:12 AM	#6
Andy Davis Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: England, Northumberland Posts: 85	I tend to agree up to a point and finding a good quality blade on a Indian weapon seems to be harder than a good hilt but I guess blades are the working part and thats where more damage and replacement occures. In daggers especially though, its where a lot more of the craftsmanship goes in decoration (especially if you consider the hardstone, crystal and gem encrusted types) and its far more likely to find imported blades than imported hilts, so I would guess the hilt is a better guide to its place of use and requirement.