Tulwar markings?

Jens Nordlunde · 25th May 2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

The three dots or circles have to do with the 'trimurti' and this symbol is key to Hindu as well as Buddhist symbolism, which as Rick has noted, carries rather detailed explanation. The three dot symbol is often seen on tulwar blades, often subtly marked and not usually joined with a 'trade' marking such as the sickle motif seen here.

Best regards,
Jim

I doubt that the three dots represent 'trimurti', I think they must have another meaning. I have never seen them placed like that on a blade, the triangle has been turned a bit. The 'trimurti' is always place just under, and close to the hilt, not half way down the blade.
Have a look at the attached.

Jens

capt.smash · 25th May 2005, 05:22 PM

I have received it now and it is sharp and the blade is laminated

[no damascus pattern though]some 1 has cleaned the blade bright through some process ....im going to try some lemon juice etch to see if it shows up anything. As for the 2 sets of three dots ...of interest is that the second set [the uneven one]the uneven dot was made by a diffrent punch than the rest so it seems that it was made uneven on purpose for some reason.

25th May 2005, 05:22 PM	#2
capt.smash Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Devon ,England Posts: 80	I have received it now and it is sharp and the blade is laminated [no damascus pattern though]some 1 has cleaned the blade bright through some process ....im going to try some lemon juice etch to see if it shows up anything. As for the 2 sets of three dots ...of interest is that the second set [the uneven one]the uneven dot was made by a diffrent punch than the rest so it seems that it was made uneven on purpose for some reason.