Old Indian swords: opinions?

ariel · 22nd February 2008, 09:47 PM

Believe it or not, but I just slouched into our local flea market, and...
Here they are: Old Indian Hilts (as per Rawson), Lozenge-shaped blades ( thin, but not flat, rather diamond-shaped) with scarring and heavy patination, still sharp and obviously good steel ( bend and return to true).
Handles and langets painted green ( old paint). Top finials are not long , but octagonal. All tight and without rust.
Questions:
-What part of India?
-Proper name ( Patissa????)
-Age
- To clean or not to clean? To de-paint or not?
If anybody wants to hazard a guess about monetary worth, please do not do it here: send me a PM or an E-Mail

22nd February 2008, 09:47 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Old Indian swords: opinions? Believe it or not, but I just slouched into our local flea market, and... Here they are: Old Indian Hilts (as per Rawson), Lozenge-shaped blades ( thin, but not flat, rather diamond-shaped) with scarring and heavy patination, still sharp and obviously good steel ( bend and return to true). Handles and langets painted green ( old paint). Top finials are not long , but octagonal. All tight and without rust. Questions: -What part of India? -Proper name ( Patissa????) -Age - To clean or not to clean? To de-paint or not? If anybody wants to hazard a guess about monetary worth, please do not do it here: send me a PM or an E-Mail Attached Images Last edited by ariel; 22nd February 2008 at 10:47 PM.