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Old 27th July 2006, 02:23 PM   #1
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Default North Indian Tulwar

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http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-TULWAR-SWOR...QQcmdZViewItem
No words: nice one. Very complex blade, with intricate system of fullers and "3-dot" markings (Tamerlane's Tamga?)
Also quite pricey. As an aside: is it just my feeling or did the sword prices really jump up recently?

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Old 27th July 2006, 02:28 PM   #2
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What happened to the North Indian Tulwar?
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Old 27th July 2006, 03:31 PM   #3
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What happened to the North Indian Tulwar?
Mea culpa!!
I edited the entry and now the address is correct.
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Old 27th July 2006, 03:42 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by ariel
Just ended.
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-TULWAR-SWOR...QQcmdZViewItem
No words: nice one. Very complex blade, with intricate system of fullers and "3-dot" markings (Tamerlane's Tamga?)
Also quite pricey. As an aside: is it just my feeling or did the sword prices really jump up recently?
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It is a very nice and well forged blade with an armour piercing tip. As far as the price is concerned I think the buyer got a good deal. Good Indo-Persian swords are going for big bucks these days.

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Old 27th July 2006, 04:18 PM   #5
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Thank you Ariel, it helped a bit on the understanding.

I am afraid the prices are not going to stop at that level, they will be rising, so it may be a good investment to sell the car, mortgage your house and buy weapons for the money. Anyway you will know in twenty or thirty years.
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Old 28th July 2006, 08:36 PM   #6
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Wow... what a nice Tulwar.
One thought ....with the armour piecing tip..stabbing thrusts would be used..an unusual action with a 'slashing' sabre?
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Wow... what a nice Tulwar.
One thought ....with the armour piecing tip..stabbing thrusts would be used..an unusual action with a 'slashing' sabre?
While I will continue to maintain that some weapons were specifically designed to defeat armour or mail, I think the reinforced tip on swords like this serve to facilitate the effectiveness of the thrust and, perhaps, move the center of balance forward to add momentum and force to the cut.

Aside from weapons with extreme curvature, sabers can stab quite well. The technique used is different than with a straight blade, but the thrust is definitely seen.
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Thanks Andrew,
I assume the thrust would be more of an arc (in movement) than a straight thrust?
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