Watering on a tulwar blade

Jens Nordlunde · 25th March 2014, 05:39 PM

Charles,
What are the proportions of your tulwar? Mine are.
Length: 79 cm
Length of blade: 67 cm
Ricasso: 5.2 cm
Hilt: 16 cm
Disc diameter: 6 cm
Width of quillons: 8.5 cm
Length of langet: 5.4 cm
All the best
Jens

Runjeet Singh · 25th March 2014, 06:27 PM

Comon Charles, answer Jens's question re the proportions - this remind me of long lost siblings being re-united!! Will there be a happy ending?!!

CharlesS · 31st March 2014, 03:12 PM

Dimensions for my example shown above:

Overall length(out of scabbard) 31in. / 78.74cm.
Length of blade: 27in. / 68.58cm.
Ricasso: 1 and 6/8 in. / 4.44cm.
Hilt length: 6 1/2 in. / 16.51cm.
Disc diameter: 2 1/2 in. / 6.35cm.
Length of quillons: 3in. / 7.62cm.
Length of langets: 2in. / 5.08cm.

With the exception of a very few centimeters owing largely to hilt differences they are virtually identical.

Jens Nordlunde · 31st March 2014, 06:26 PM

Thank you very much Charles, yes they are very close - quite interesting.
Depending of the blade type, the length was very important to them, the colour as well - is was all a kind of mantra.
Jens

PS. There was also something about the smell of the blade, which seems to have been important.

31st March 2014, 06:26 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Thank you very much Charles, yes they are very close - quite interesting. Depending of the blade type, the length was very important to them, the colour as well - is was all a kind of mantra. Jens PS. There was also something about the smell of the blade, which seems to have been important. Last edited by Jens Nordlunde; 31st March 2014 at 08:29 PM.

25th March 2014, 05:39 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Charles, What are the proportions of your tulwar? Mine are. Length: 79 cm Length of blade: 67 cm Ricasso: 5.2 cm Hilt: 16 cm Disc diameter: 6 cm Width of quillons: 8.5 cm Length of langet: 5.4 cm All the best Jens

25th March 2014, 06:27 PM	#2
Runjeet Singh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 150	Comon Charles, answer Jens's question re the proportions - this remind me of long lost siblings being re-united!! Will there be a happy ending?!!

31st March 2014, 03:12 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Dimensions for my example shown above: Overall length(out of scabbard) 31in. / 78.74cm. Length of blade: 27in. / 68.58cm. Ricasso: 1 and 6/8 in. / 4.44cm. Hilt length: 6 1/2 in. / 16.51cm. Disc diameter: 2 1/2 in. / 6.35cm. Length of quillons: 3in. / 7.62cm. Length of langets: 2in. / 5.08cm. With the exception of a very few centimeters owing largely to hilt differences they are virtually identical.