A Very Interesting All Business Tulwar Sword

[CharlesS]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Also, you indicated the inscription was inlaid in steel? It looks acid-etched in those photos...is that what you meant?

Thanks for the input folks!

Andrew, regarding the hilt, it is quite a "normal" size for a tulwar hilt.

Regarding the inscription, it is inlay and not acid etched. Please look carefully at the characters(last pic with the sword's fullers to the bottom) and you'll see some tiny spaces between the inlay and the blade with a couple of them. Age residue has built up in that space in some of them, but it makes it clear they are separate pieces of inlay...separate from the blade that is.