Tulwar Fever Single Edged Tulwar

A.alnakkas · 24th May 2013, 10:10 PM

Here is one of my tulwars, the blade changed shape on this one too due to sharpening... Its wootz.

archer · 25th May 2013, 12:45 AM

Hi Lotfy, Nice high contrast wootz on the blade. I believe that the punch marks are from Bikaner Armory. Nice catch was it an Arabian from Ardha? Steve

A.alnakkas · 25th May 2013, 01:01 AM

Hey Steve,

Thank you. No this one was not in Arabia.

When I said that there was Indian swords and blades used by Arabs, I ment real time use rather than ardha dance. This I built on 2 family heirlooms, 2 friends own their great grandfather's swords and both are Indian. One has the all steel shamshir like hilt (will try to find similar photos) and the other had hilt with a tiger head. They were used in a time that the swords were used for combat.. The most interesting part is that they werent rehilted.

For the ardha dance, a badawi hilt or Persian style would be far more comfortable.

ariel · 25th May 2013, 06:25 PM

Tulwars with down-turning handles in my admittedly limited experience always come from the South. This one also has Deccani motive: little balls at the ends of quillons.

Northern handles are as a rule straight.
My 2 cents worth :-)

Jim McDougall · 25th May 2013, 06:45 PM

Good note on the canted pommel being a southern characteristic, if you consider a ayda katti from the Coorgs on the western side. It seems this is a distinctive feature on these.
I would note that the pierced dots in the langet are a feature often seen on Afghan tulwars and from the northern regions, and of course the elongated pommel stem seems aligned with the khanda/firangi group of hilts. There is a profound connection between the Deccan and the Afghan regions along with the obvious context with those routes, so specific regional attribution would be pretty tough.

Flavio · 25th May 2013, 06:54 PM

I think that it's time for a CLASSIC thread on tulwars.....

A.alnakkas · 25th May 2013, 08:24 PM

Well, here is another tulwar (used to be in my collection, sold to a friend.) the hilt is sindh variety which is longer than the usual Indian ones...

The blade is wootz, Assadullah stamp abit worn out. I dont think this is an authentic assadullah though, and the construction of the blade looks Persian at first but the blade has a very short ricasso at the end of the tang..

Jim McDougall · 29th May 2013, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flavio

I think that it's time for a CLASSIC thread on tulwars.....

I think the book that Robert Elgood has coming out in September will have significant notice on tulwars (see Jens' post in swap forum).

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 31st July 2013, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flavio

I think that it's time for a CLASSIC thread on tulwars.....

Salaams Flavio ~ I agree on a classic thread study and have suggested we expand the thread http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=10693...into such a resource as it already contains excellent material on hilts etc.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

24th May 2013, 10:10 PM	#1
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Here is one of my tulwars, the blade changed shape on this one too due to sharpening... Its wootz. Attached Images

25th May 2013, 12:45 AM	#2
archer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 373	Very Nice Hi Lotfy, Nice high contrast wootz on the blade. I believe that the punch marks are from Bikaner Armory. Nice catch was it an Arabian from Ardha? Steve

25th May 2013, 08:24 PM	#7
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Well, here is another tulwar (used to be in my collection, sold to a friend.) the hilt is sindh variety which is longer than the usual Indian ones... The blade is wootz, Assadullah stamp abit worn out. I dont think this is an authentic assadullah though, and the construction of the blade looks Persian at first but the blade has a very short ricasso at the end of the tang.. Attached Images

25th May 2013, 01:01 AM	#3
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Hey Steve, Thank you. No this one was not in Arabia. When I said that there was Indian swords and blades used by Arabs, I ment real time use rather than ardha dance. This I built on 2 family heirlooms, 2 friends own their great grandfather's swords and both are Indian. One has the all steel shamshir like hilt (will try to find similar photos) and the other had hilt with a tiger head. They were used in a time that the swords were used for combat.. The most interesting part is that they werent rehilted. For the ardha dance, a badawi hilt or Persian style would be far more comfortable.

25th May 2013, 06:25 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Tulwars with down-turning handles in my admittedly limited experience always come from the South. This one also has Deccani motive: little balls at the ends of quillons. Northern handles are as a rule straight. My 2 cents worth :-)

25th May 2013, 06:45 PM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,282	Good note on the canted pommel being a southern characteristic, if you consider a ayda katti from the Coorgs on the western side. It seems this is a distinctive feature on these. I would note that the pierced dots in the langet are a feature often seen on Afghan tulwars and from the northern regions, and of course the elongated pommel stem seems aligned with the khanda/firangi group of hilts. There is a profound connection between the Deccan and the Afghan regions along with the obvious context with those routes, so specific regional attribution would be pretty tough.

25th May 2013, 06:54 PM	#6
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	I think that it's time for a CLASSIC thread on tulwars.....