A Tulwar with an interesting hilt

Aleksey G. · 10th February 2009, 05:29 AM

The "onion" hilt to me says afgani pulwar, so I would say a mix of indian and afgani swords. That side guard is what got me puzzled... Very unusual piece indeed.
Rick - the one from Ashoka is not the same one.
Included is another example I found online with all its gold work intact.

Alex

ward · 10th February 2009, 02:07 PM

Afghan would definatly be my vote. Interesting mix the onion bulb shows the early persian influence, with the guard showing a european influence and the decoration coming from india. That is what I love about afghan pieces the mix of different developments within the weapons scope mixed into their own culture

Jens Nordlunde · 10th February 2009, 03:26 PM

In Indian Art in Marlborough House, case A, Heldley shows one being no 1, and writes it is a present from H.H. the Nizam – so now we have moved to Hyderabad, and not the Hyderabad in Sind. It is not exactly like the first one shown, but very much alike.

roshan · 28th March 2009, 11:26 AM

I saw several such swords in the Wallace collection, all attributed to the Sindh, Punjab and Kashmir regions. I may have taken some pictures of the swords on the sly, ill try to dig them up and post them.

10th February 2009, 05:29 AM	#1
Aleksey G. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70	The "onion" hilt to me says afgani pulwar, so I would say a mix of indian and afgani swords. That side guard is what got me puzzled... Very unusual piece indeed. Rick - the one from Ashoka is not the same one. Included is another example I found online with all its gold work intact. Alex Attached Images

10th February 2009, 03:26 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	In Indian Art in Marlborough House, case A, Heldley shows one being no 1, and writes it is a present from H.H. the Nizam – so now we have moved to Hyderabad, and not the Hyderabad in Sind. It is not exactly like the first one shown, but very much alike. Attached Images

10th February 2009, 02:07 PM	#2
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	Afghan would definatly be my vote. Interesting mix the onion bulb shows the early persian influence, with the guard showing a european influence and the decoration coming from india. That is what I love about afghan pieces the mix of different developments within the weapons scope mixed into their own culture

28th March 2009, 11:26 AM	#4
roshan Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 20	I saw several such swords in the Wallace collection, all attributed to the Sindh, Punjab and Kashmir regions. I may have taken some pictures of the swords on the sly, ill try to dig them up and post them.