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I will post much more complete information soon, but I just acquired this tulwar hilted sword, and wanted to try and get some preliminary impressions.
Would this be considered a sossun pattah? I've not seen one that is truly recurved (i.e. curving downward, then back up), so i don't know if this falls into that classification, or something else. The blade is somewhat diminutive when compared to my only other example of a standard tulwar. However, it does have well executed triple fullers that are forged (rather than ground in). So I'm inclined to see this as a proper weapon. As I said, I will post more complete details and pictures soon, but am.eager to hear from you all. Thanks! |
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I would suggest this is a "Naga" or snake blade rather than a Sosun Pata.
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Yep, sossun pattah but I am not familiar with this type of blade. But I can distinguish some kind of Indian ricasso.
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Thanks both for your quick replies!
As promised a bit more information, and some additional pictures (forgive the horrendous quality!). The sword in question: 28" total length 23.25" blade 4mm blade thickness at hilt 1lb 2.4oz total weight triple fullered Indian ricasso (spot on Marius) I'm showing below compared to a more traditional tulwar (weight 1lb 13.8 oz; just under 5mm blade thickness at hilt; total length 34.5") Again, the pictures are bad - apologies. [Oh, and this was part of a lot of rusty weapons - I will certainly be addressing the red rust in the near future. I also have an ancient looking kindjal that was part of this lot that I'll be posting on here soon - be on the look out!] Last edited by shayde78; 11th February 2021 at 11:11 PM. |
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I know I'm going against the grain here, but I would not call this a sosun pata because I don't see the recurved blade like a yataghan.
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Here below they are! The first curve defines a concavity of the edge, the second a convexity. So I think it IS a "sossun patah" or however it is spelled correctly. However, the blade is somehow different from the classic sossun patah because it appears that the blade was recurved in later stages of its making. ![]() Last edited by mariusgmioc; 12th February 2021 at 08:22 AM. |
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I too think this is a recurved blade, but it does not resemble any other sossun patah I've seen.
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