Indo-british

grendolino · 24th December 2017, 02:22 PM

Hello everyone.
This is the item recently sold on e-auction.
Am I right it is british made or at least served in some Raj regiment?
Enclosed are the seler pictures of the scripture on the blade and some numbers on the handle

francantolin · 24th December 2017, 11:20 PM

Hello Grendolino,

I've got exactly the same !
Indian british occupation I think too !
Exact period ?...

ariel · 25th December 2017, 05:15 AM

The use of British blades on Indian sword is well known.
Recall Lew Nolan and his story of devastating cuts made by Indian cavalrymen armed with 1796 blades.

grendolino · 25th December 2017, 11:17 PM

to Ariel: But here is contradictory. The latin script numbers are on the tulwar handle. And arabic script on the blade.

to Francatolin: the difference is in the finials of crossguards - yours are the Deccan style palmettes, the one I found are typical northern round ones. Maeby they both came from England? Like Moles from Birmingham?

David R · 26th December 2017, 09:59 PM

The Indian customs service has a habit of stamping numbers on antique weapons as a means of tracking and controlling exports. I think this might be an example of such practice.

24th December 2017, 02:22 PM	#1
grendolino Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 38	Indo-british Hello everyone. This is the item recently sold on e-auction. Am I right it is british made or at least served in some Raj regiment? Enclosed are the seler pictures of the scripture on the blade and some numbers on the handle Attached Images

24th December 2017, 11:20 PM	#2
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Hello Grendolino, I've got exactly the same ! Indian british occupation I think too ! Exact period ?... Attached Images

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25th December 2017, 05:15 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The use of British blades on Indian sword is well known. Recall Lew Nolan and his story of devastating cuts made by Indian cavalrymen armed with 1796 blades.

25th December 2017, 11:17 PM	#4
grendolino Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 38	to Ariel: But here is contradictory. The latin script numbers are on the tulwar handle. And arabic script on the blade. to Francatolin: the difference is in the finials of crossguards - yours are the Deccan style palmettes, the one I found are typical northern round ones. Maeby they both came from England? Like Moles from Birmingham?

26th December 2017, 09:59 PM	#5
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,079	The Indian customs service has a habit of stamping numbers on antique weapons as a means of tracking and controlling exports. I think this might be an example of such practice.