Splendid silver Tulwar for translation and comments

[Gonzoadler]

Hello Serdar,

That blade profile and AA acid markings are indian, cartuches are too big and over dimensioned, and engraved by acid, indian blade 19 century maybe end of 18.

Possibly you are right, but you can find many Assadullah-blades with etched cartouches in the internet and I doubt that they are all Indian. Also there is a long tradition of etching steel in Persia. So I would be carefully to argue with that against a Persian origin.

Filigree is not at all real filigree work with wire but a cast piece that is clearly visible from photos, real goldsmith filigree is braided silver wire, there is no wire on this piece, it is cast in a mould from uniform metal, and definetly it is not a real filigree work. And that cape and handle pieces doesent seem old indian work.

I never wrote that it is filigree, as I stated in my opening post the fittings are pierced, which is clearly visible. I don't see an attempt to imitate silver filigree.

Before I posted the sword here, I looked in the internet for similar decorations on old or modern Indian swords but didn't found one, not pierced and not in filigree. That the handle is not typically Indian is very clear, too. So of course the whole sword is no traditional Indian work at all. It seems highly influenced by European and Persian style, which causes my questions about the purpose and the origin.

It should be examined in hands, but to me that doesent look older than 20 century, second half of 20.century (handle and scabbard).

It isnt similar to non of old tulwars or indian swords i have examined, but that fake filigree casting i have seen on a few indian tulwars and pulwars from 20 century.

Can you show similar silverwork from that time? Or generally fake Indian weapons which have this "fake filigree" (which isn't that, in my opinion) or other similar features like the shown sword?

Kind regards
Robin