Interesting Tulwar with faint engraved design....Any Ideas ?

katana · 26th December 2007, 03:41 PM

A gentle cleaning of the hilt ...to further remove some active (red) rust has revealed ...what appears to be silver plating.... approx. 60 % remains but is lightly pitted, there is evidence of some dark patterning on some of the remaining silver but is very faint / worn. I'll try and add pictures later.

Would the plating help ID the Region of India that this Tulwar may have originated ?

David

26th December 2007, 03:41 PM	#15
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	A gentle cleaning of the hilt ...to further remove some active (red) rust has revealed ...what appears to be silver plating.... approx. 60 % remains but is lightly pitted, there is evidence of some dark patterning on some of the remaining silver but is very faint / worn. I'll try and add pictures later. Would the plating help ID the Region of India that this Tulwar may have originated ? David