Help Identifying Tulwar Hilt

Jim McDougall · 27th May 2025, 08:32 PM

Without resources at hand, very attractive example of what appears to Mughal court sword of N.India, but its hard to categorize regionally. The high relief baroque decoration with what seems a Udaipur (squared base)style langet, seems unusual.
The blade resembles Persian trade blades end of 18th c. with the channeling.
Mughals were quite fond of floral decoration, and need to look further into references.

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27th May 2025, 08:32 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,277	Without resources at hand, very attractive example of what appears to Mughal court sword of N.India, but its hard to categorize regionally. The high relief baroque decoration with what seems a Udaipur (squared base)style langet, seems unusual. The blade resembles Persian trade blades end of 18th c. with the channeling. Mughals were quite fond of floral decoration, and need to look further into references.