Tulwar hilts made of silver

Jens Nordlunde · 26th December 2015, 04:48 PM

Jim, yes it is - as far as I know. I have never seen a tulwar with such a laget ending before.

Enibas, there are other silver hilted tulwars, and some of the form a group, but I have yet to research this group, and it seems as if it could be difficult.

Jens

ASingh · 28th December 2015, 09:02 AM

Hi,
I have attached some images of two silver hilts on Indian swords.
The first is on a shamshere blade, and the hilt is carved out of solid silver. It ends with a lion's head with the tail of a cobra in its mouth. It has recently been gilded in the traditional 'mullamma' process in Benaras. I unfortunately don't have an image of the blade with me presently.
The second is a tulwar and seems to have a thick plating of silver on the iron hilt.
Thanks and best wishes,
ASingh

28th December 2015, 09:02 AM	#2
ASingh Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: India Posts: 10	Hi, I have attached some images of two silver hilts on Indian swords. The first is on a shamshere blade, and the hilt is carved out of solid silver. It ends with a lion's head with the tail of a cobra in its mouth. It has recently been gilded in the traditional 'mullamma' process in Benaras. I unfortunately don't have an image of the blade with me presently. The second is a tulwar and seems to have a thick plating of silver on the iron hilt. Thanks and best wishes, ASingh Attached Images

26th December 2015, 04:48 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Jim, yes it is - as far as I know. I have never seen a tulwar with such a laget ending before. Enibas, there are other silver hilted tulwars, and some of the form a group, but I have yet to research this group, and it seems as if it could be difficult. Jens