A Strange Tulwar

Blade · 12th October 2009, 06:22 PM

Hello!
I've got this tulwar, which my father bought on a trip to nepal.
The seller claimed this piece is very old.

The blade has a straight totally unsharpened segment followed by a deeply curving blade (which has an edge that has gotten dull over the years) . it has markings on both sides, a moon on one, and a sun on the other. it was fully covered with rust, and that's how it looks after some cleaning.

It's surprisingly well balanced, the unsharpened part fits well for gripping the blade with the left hand.

I have searched the internet and haven't found anything that looks like this sword, can anyone identify it? help me date it or determine it's authenticity?

thanks
Yaniv

kronckew · 12th October 2009, 09:04 PM

looks like a tulwar tegha. try a search here on 'tegha'...

Rick · 13th October 2009, 12:22 AM

Could be a Tegha indeed .

Most unusual fullering on the blade, and I haven't seen such a wide/long forte in a Tegha before .

Also, a very strangely angled spine .

Could we have some dimensions please ?

Jim McDougall · 1st September 2012, 04:33 AM

How did we miss this one????!!
Most unusual fullering, the tegha suggestions as far as we got. What about this fullering, the sun and moon symbols curiously placed at strategic location on blade.

Atlantia · 1st September 2012, 03:59 PM

It looks like the lovechild of a Tulwar and a Khopesh!
Very unusual blade form.

Robert · 1st September 2012, 04:26 PM

For some reason the blade and the fullering both look African to me.

Regards,
Robert

12th October 2009, 06:22 PM	#1
Blade Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9	A Strange Tulwar Hello! I've got this tulwar, which my father bought on a trip to nepal. The seller claimed this piece is very old. The blade has a straight totally unsharpened segment followed by a deeply curving blade (which has an edge that has gotten dull over the years) . it has markings on both sides, a moon on one, and a sun on the other. it was fully covered with rust, and that's how it looks after some cleaning. It's surprisingly well balanced, the unsharpened part fits well for gripping the blade with the left hand. I have searched the internet and haven't found anything that looks like this sword, can anyone identify it? help me date it or determine it's authenticity? thanks Yaniv Attached Images

12th October 2009, 09:04 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	looks like a tulwar tegha. try a search here on 'tegha'...

13th October 2009, 12:22 AM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Could be a Tegha indeed . Most unusual fullering on the blade, and I haven't seen such a wide/long forte in a Tegha before . Also, a very strangely angled spine . Could we have some dimensions please ?

1st September 2012, 04:33 AM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,945	How did we miss this one????!! Most unusual fullering, the tegha suggestions as far as we got. What about this fullering, the sun and moon symbols curiously placed at strategic location on blade.

1st September 2012, 03:59 PM	#5
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	It looks like the lovechild of a Tulwar and a Khopesh! Very unusual blade form.

1st September 2012, 04:26 PM	#6
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	For some reason the blade and the fullering both look African to me. Regards, Robert