A simple 'munitions grade' or working tulwar that features an inscription of punctuate marks characteristic of items once residing in the Bikaner Armory in Rajasthan, India. The hilt has been formed of iron with seams seen between the grips in the center of the plane of the blade. There is a dovetail cutout at the top of the disk (about a quarter of an inch wide and a sixteenth of an inch deep) and another deep cut in the top quillon. (Were these on the bottom, one might suppose they were attachment points for a knuckle guard.) There is also a hole at the center of each face of the quillon block. Stamped letters 'JNS' or 'JN5' or 'JN3' are on one face of the grip near the quillon block. The 31¼ inch (79.5 cm) curved blade becomes double-edged for its furthest 12½ inches (32 cm). The side with the armoury inscription has been left with a dark finish while the opposite side has been scoured bright along some high points. Several patches of light pitting are present. A leather covered wooden scabbard has suffered considerable losses to the old leather with the halves separated especially towards the tip. Without the scabbard, overall length is about 36 inches (91 cm) with a weight of just over 34 ounces (996 grams).