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Originally Posted by nihung11
Hi Richard,
Based on my observations, I believe this could be a Bikaner, India armory stamp. I’m not 100% sure, but the marking style appears to be the same. I can assist with translating as well; on the spine, it reads "karigar," which means "maker," though I couldn’t make out the rest due to rust. The numbering on the blade is "x34" (the "x" is unknown). It seems to resemble a Kilji-style tulwar.
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Thanks for coming in and agreeing with my suggestion (post #4) that the markings appear Bikaner. It is most helpful that you can translate...I can only recognize the style of the markings. As you suggest, as I earlier mentioned, the blade with pronounced yelman is a Turkic form from much earlier sabers which prevailed in the Ottoman kilij/pala and which continued in degree in favor in India on tulwar blades until the beginning of 19th c.