An interesting article that raises some questions about the Afghan Pulwar

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Originally Posted by Sakalord364

This article claims that Pulwar hilts were being produced in India during the 18th century- I always assumed that the Pulwar was an Afghan modification of the Indian Tulwar, With the Afghans mating the downturned Dragon’s head quillons to the Indian grip/pommel, thus creating the Pulwar.

If Pulwar hilts were infact being produced in India during the 18th century then either:

1. Afghan Pulwars managed to travel south into Northern India where they were copied on a small scale, not having gained much popularity

2. The entire “Pulwar” hilt design, quillons and all, was actually created in India but never really gained popularity there, however it managed to become extremely popular and widespread in Afghanistan.

Or these were simply Afghan made pulwars that managed to find their way into India, and Indians didn’t copy them at all, this explaining their extreme rarity in India.


https://www.researchgate.net/publica...s_conservation

Thanks for the link to the article. It was interesting.
The truth is a little difficult to read, as in my opinion there is a lot of unnecessary information.
As a result of studying the article, the following questions arose.
1. How can you draw any conclusions by studying one sword?
2. Does the author know that in India the hilt could easily be replaced with a new one?
3. Does the author know that the use of a rivet on a handle is not typical in India, but is common in Afghanistan
4. How can it be argued that the sword is from India, if it is known that Indian blades and traditional Afghan hilts were used in Afghanistan?