Firangi, or basket-hilted tulwar

Emanuel · 17th August 2010, 02:36 AM

Here's one of my recent acquisitions. I had the feeling that it's a firangi with British blade. Haven't been able to confirm it and the seller, a fellow forumite here, feels it is an Indian blade.
I particularly like the pierced basket on this piece. Oriental-Arms has a similar one that he considers very old and I believe there are a few in Elgood as well. There are solder repairs to one of the quillons and at the junction of the basket guard and the hilt.
Any thoughts on this piece?

Emanuel

17th August 2010, 02:36 AM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Firangi, or basket-hilted tulwar Here's one of my recent acquisitions. I had the feeling that it's a firangi with British blade. Haven't been able to confirm it and the seller, a fellow forumite here, feels it is an Indian blade. I particularly like the pierced basket on this piece. Oriental-Arms has a similar one that he considers very old and I believe there are a few in Elgood as well. There are solder repairs to one of the quillons and at the junction of the basket guard and the hilt. Any thoughts on this piece? Emanuel Attached Images