Info on this unique (tulwar) blade please

Ronald · 7th March 2011, 01:59 PM

Hello dear Forum-Members,

this sword is a typical "Nawaz Khani", probably from the Deccan. There is a very nice example in the Wallace Collection. Its blade shows the signature of Assaddulla Isfahani. For that reason it might be a falsificate, as I only know shamshirs made by him. Cameron-Stone also mentions that type.

With my kind regards,

Ronald

A.alnakkas · 7th March 2011, 02:04 PM

Beautiful piece, Congratulations

Off-topic: is such a sword tip effective?

Bally555 · 7th March 2011, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronald

Hello dear Forum-Members,

this sword is a typical "Nawaz Khani", probably from the Deccan. There is a very nice example in the Wallace Collection. Its blade shows the signature of Assaddulla Isfahani. For that reason it might be a falsificate, as I only know shamshirs made by him. Cameron-Stone also mentions that type.

With my kind regards,

Ronald

Thank you Ronald for the name of the blade.

tom hyle · 9th March 2011, 12:30 AM

Certainly it is effective. The shape of the concave "clip" is such as to bring the point back in line with the hilt, as far as I can tell on my computer screen. The edge bevel seems to become somewhat blunter/stronger/more axelike in the convexly curved tip area.
I had a 20th century Visayan sword with a blade shape a great deal like this...

7th March 2011, 01:59 PM	#1
Ronald Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Heidelberg/Germany Posts: 9	Hello dear Forum-Members, this sword is a typical "Nawaz Khani", probably from the Deccan. There is a very nice example in the Wallace Collection. Its blade shows the signature of Assaddulla Isfahani. For that reason it might be a falsificate, as I only know shamshirs made by him. Cameron-Stone also mentions that type. With my kind regards, Ronald

7th March 2011, 02:04 PM	#2
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Beautiful piece, Congratulations Off-topic: is such a sword tip effective?

9th March 2011, 12:30 AM	#4
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Certainly it is effective. The shape of the concave "clip" is such as to bring the point back in line with the hilt, as far as I can tell on my computer screen. The edge bevel seems to become somewhat blunter/stronger/more axelike in the convexly curved tip area. I had a 20th century Visayan sword with a blade shape a great deal like this...