more pictures...!
at one khanda you can see an intresting feature at the hilt. there are an old repair at the basket. these basket was made from watered steel( wootz).
these patissa with the red wraped hilt is matched with an blade from an good visible welding damast steel. at one of the pictures you can see an straight bladed sword with an tulwar hilt( rajasthan shape). the blade is single edged with an 20 cm sharp back edge ( ricasso) these blade is realy sharp and at the end you can ee the rest from the original gold koftgari. can some one tell me more over these kind of swords? the blade is not from watered steel.
the next intresting sword is these pahari( cobra) sword with the basket hilt. i think it is in the original mounting, all the other cobra swords i seen before was mounted with afghan styled pouluar hilt. such an styl i got see only at an picture in the book from g.pant ( indian arms). there was it described as an rare sword from the 16.th ct. the bade is realy made for the fight. i will etch it to proof if these blade was made from an watered steel.
so now i wait at your opinions.
and one thing i must say all, i will not send ore sell these swords
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NEVER!!!
stefan