Indo-Persian sword with Wootz blade and parrot hilt

[kai]

Hi Jens,

Thanks for the update! Actually, I was about to send the URL of this thread to a friend of mine and thought it wouldn't hurt to bring it back to the top...

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

I have looked at the hilt again, and I think I will agree with you that it is a parrot.

Yup, I think the colors work best for a parrot. A hawk has somewhat smaller eyes and while I couldn't exclude a falcon, the defining feature of a falcon's beak is missing. Thus, a positive identification doesn't seem to be possible but parrot seems to be most plausible to me, too.

Regards,
Kai