Unusual tulwar

RSWORD · 8th March 2011, 09:47 PM

Segmented fullers that end in a U-turn are not unknown on Indian or Persian blades. Matter of fact, this style of fullering also carried into China and can be found on blades from there. The quality of the workmanship in the fullers can vary from extremely precise to sloppy. This example is getting closer to the sloppy side and I am not confident that the U-turn is original to the blade. It seems to be an afterthought possibly done much later.

8th March 2011, 09:47 PM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	Segmented fullers that end in a U-turn are not unknown on Indian or Persian blades. Matter of fact, this style of fullering also carried into China and can be found on blades from there. The quality of the workmanship in the fullers can vary from extremely precise to sloppy. This example is getting closer to the sloppy side and I am not confident that the U-turn is original to the blade. It seems to be an afterthought possibly done much later.