Age of indian sword?

CharlesS · 22nd April 2015, 06:03 PM

This is no new sword. The wear on the hilt and pommel is in all the right places. The resin holding the blade in the pommel is exactly what you want to see. Certainly the blade could be a pattern weld or crystalline damascus wootz...only an etch will tell. The black spots on the blade and very minor pitting all look legit to me.

Congrats...you got yourself a good old tulwar with a hilt in very nice condition.

ashoka · 22nd April 2015, 10:40 PM

Nice old super-thick silver koftgari in great condition, a very nice hilt indeed. I have noticed over the years that this type of thick silver koftgari hilts generally have surprisingly plain blades as this one appears to be, I have also had several of this exact type fitted with British pattern 1796 light cavalry blades for some reason, perhaps a fashion for the region they are from..

ward · 23rd April 2015, 12:08 AM

tulwars were rehilted regularly. The blade may or may not have originally been on that hilt. It really does not matter the hilt is old the blade is old. Anybodes guess if it was a marriage later in life

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22nd April 2015, 06:03 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	This is no new sword. The wear on the hilt and pommel is in all the right places. The resin holding the blade in the pommel is exactly what you want to see. Certainly the blade could be a pattern weld or crystalline damascus wootz...only an etch will tell. The black spots on the blade and very minor pitting all look legit to me. Congrats...you got yourself a good old tulwar with a hilt in very nice condition.

22nd April 2015, 10:40 PM	#2
ashoka Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 61	Nice old super-thick silver koftgari in great condition, a very nice hilt indeed. I have noticed over the years that this type of thick silver koftgari hilts generally have surprisingly plain blades as this one appears to be, I have also had several of this exact type fitted with British pattern 1796 light cavalry blades for some reason, perhaps a fashion for the region they are from..

23rd April 2015, 12:08 AM	#3
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	tulwars were rehilted regularly. The blade may or may not have originally been on that hilt. It really does not matter the hilt is old the blade is old. Anybodes guess if it was a marriage later in life