tulwar or talwar

Jens Nordlunde · 13th June 2005, 08:01 PM

It seems to me, that many of the tulwar hilts must have been too ‘tight’, as the discs were turned upwards. My comment on the hilted maces was more provocative as the khanda hilts mostly used were bigger than the average tulwar hilt.

tom hyle · 13th June 2005, 08:25 PM

By turned up do you mean angled forward, or dished upwards at the edge? I've seen both, and either allows a greater freedom of wrist motion than the flat discs. In general, it is my feeling that tulwar hilts, and many other old hilts, were meant to cup the hand fairly tightly.

Jens Nordlunde · 13th June 2005, 10:08 PM

What I mean is, that the disc is often tilted, this would give the hand a bit more ‘freedom’ when needed. The khanda hilt has a bigger grip than the tulwar hilt, and the ‘disc’ is cup formed, not disc formed, both things will give more freeness to the movement of the hand.

13th June 2005, 08:01 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	It seems to me, that many of the tulwar hilts must have been too ‘tight’, as the discs were turned upwards. My comment on the hilted maces was more provocative as the khanda hilts mostly used were bigger than the average tulwar hilt.

13th June 2005, 08:25 PM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	By turned up do you mean angled forward, or dished upwards at the edge? I've seen both, and either allows a greater freedom of wrist motion than the flat discs. In general, it is my feeling that tulwar hilts, and many other old hilts, were meant to cup the hand fairly tightly.

13th June 2005, 10:08 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	What I mean is, that the disc is often tilted, this would give the hand a bit more ‘freedom’ when needed. The khanda hilt has a bigger grip than the tulwar hilt, and the ‘disc’ is cup formed, not disc formed, both things will give more freeness to the movement of the hand.