Tulwar for coments, please

fernando · 25th September 2007, 10:28 PM

Hi Ariel
Quite understood.
However i don't think this author would confuse saber inner guard thumb (polegar) ring, with index (indicador) finger protection ring in front of guard. Also he puts a few "Hungarian examples" in paralel with "one or another (Indian) experiment", as a failled intention to alter the ( Indian) saber style or/and its aplication form. There is no doubt of what he talks about; whether these things existed, it's another story

. As we say over here, i am selling it for the price i bought it

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fernando

fernando · 29th September 2007, 11:09 PM

I have decided to buy the tulwar.
To smoothen the price, i had to swap a silver ball pen i didn't use.
The blade is quite thick, some period sharpening is noticed, the patina is quite intense. It realy looks like a real fighting piece.
There isn't much to add in terms of pictures; i just took some more close ups of the langet repair, which i find most reasonable for the period.
But while i was considering what pictures to take, my cat Adrian decided to come around and fell asleep right there. It just reminded me that the Prophet Mohamed once, wanting to stand up from his bed, has cut off a part of his jelaba sleeve, to avoid disturbing his cat's sleep.
All the best

Jim McDougall · 30th September 2007, 01:23 AM

What a fantastic photo Fernando! A wonderfully peaceful and content cat lying asleep next to a beautifully weathered and worn fighting talwar, terrific context. If there were a historic edged weapons calandar this is a perfect example for the illustrations.

The talwar is even better than previously thought, I truly love that heavy patination. Thank you again for sharing this very nice conquest of yours

29th September 2007, 11:09 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I have decided to buy the tulwar. To smoothen the price, i had to swap a silver ball pen i didn't use. The blade is quite thick, some period sharpening is noticed, the patina is quite intense. It realy looks like a real fighting piece. There isn't much to add in terms of pictures; i just took some more close ups of the langet repair, which i find most reasonable for the period. But while i was considering what pictures to take, my cat Adrian decided to come around and fell asleep right there. It just reminded me that the Prophet Mohamed once, wanting to stand up from his bed, has cut off a part of his jelaba sleeve, to avoid disturbing his cat's sleep. All the best Attached Images

25th September 2007, 10:28 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi Ariel Quite understood. However i don't think this author would confuse saber inner guard thumb (polegar) ring, with index (indicador) finger protection ring in front of guard. Also he puts a few "Hungarian examples" in paralel with "one or another (Indian) experiment", as a failled intention to alter the ( Indian) saber style or/and its aplication form. There is no doubt of what he talks about; whether these things existed, it's another story . As we say over here, i am selling it for the price i bought it . fernando

30th September 2007, 01:23 AM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,295	What a fantastic photo Fernando! A wonderfully peaceful and content cat lying asleep next to a beautifully weathered and worn fighting talwar, terrific context. If there were a historic edged weapons calandar this is a perfect example for the illustrations. The talwar is even better than previously thought, I truly love that heavy patination. Thank you again for sharing this very nice conquest of yours