Splendid silver Tulwar for translation and comments

[francantolin]

Excuse the question,
did you test the silver quality on the hilt ?
Seems too shiny / nickel-white metal alloy

[Gonzoadler]

Originally Posted by francantolin

Excuse the question,
did you test the silver quality on the hilt ?
Seems too shiny / nickel-white metal alloy

It is that shiny because I polished it. Normally I don't do that with old pieces, but the patination wasn't pretty.

[Gonzoadler]

Some further pictures for better estimation of the age. At first the wood of the scabbard, which doesn't look recent:

[Gonzoadler]

At next the suspension bands. They show traces of wear. Of course not exessive, but I don't think that such a saber was worn every day by the owner:

[Gonzoadler]

The "filling" of the handle. It is the same you can find by old Tulwars, something like natural resin and paste which has a stone-like texture. It doesn't look very recent, too:

[Gonzoadler]

At last the pierced silver fittings. The ornaments were likely embossed with a tool and refinished by hand. To cut that fine decoration completely by hand would be very exessive work, so it not surprising that it was made in a more simple way. However, that may speak against a product far before 1900.