tulwar Disk guard

Edward F · 12th September 2012, 12:57 AM

Has anyone seen a tulwar with disk guard how common is it, cant find any thing similar?
thanks ed

paolo · 12th September 2012, 02:39 PM

This is my one. For what I know is quite common to find tulwar with guard.
Paolo

Jens Nordlunde · 12th September 2012, 08:32 PM

Welcome to the forum

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I can not come closer that to say, that hand guard - not ending in a flower bus or an animal head is rather unusual. To this comes, that the plate hand guard it seen but not common.
Jens

Edward F · 13th September 2012, 12:41 AM

Paolo thanks for the pics

Jens thanks again I have seen the knucle guard not ending in a flower bud or animal head but not in combination the the disk guard .I think it maybe somewhat early and probably made with other silmilar swords in a remote region of india.I also think it may be a transitional sword from full guard to half gaurd to no guard.Any way i dont think the sword holds any great value.

thanks ed

eric45 · 13th September 2012, 01:45 AM

Very nice.

Stan S. · 6th November 2012, 04:00 AM

A finger guard is not a very common feature, although not super rare in tulwars. As pointed out by Edward F, it is a transitional feature indicative of a switch from a full basket hilt of a khanda to a more modern tulwar hilt. Sometimes tulwars are found with a single guard on one side and sometimes it is found on both sides of the hilt. Also, there had been a common practice dating probably to sometime in the 19th century of removing finger guards, which leaves behind a noticeble groove in the hilt.

Here is a picture of an old sword from my collection (regredably no longer in my possession) that shows a trace of a removed finger guard:

12th September 2012, 12:57 AM	#1
Edward F Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 54	tulwar Disk guard Has anyone seen a tulwar with disk guard how common is it, cant find any thing similar? thanks ed Attached Images

12th September 2012, 02:39 PM	#2
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	This is my one. For what I know is quite common to find tulwar with guard. Paolo Attached Images

12th September 2012, 08:32 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Welcome to the forum . I can not come closer that to say, that hand guard - not ending in a flower bus or an animal head is rather unusual. To this comes, that the plate hand guard it seen but not common. Jens Last edited by Jens Nordlunde; 12th September 2012 at 10:57 PM.

6th November 2012, 04:00 AM	#6
Stan S. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 227	A finger guard is not a very common feature, although not super rare in tulwars. As pointed out by Edward F, it is a transitional feature indicative of a switch from a full basket hilt of a khanda to a more modern tulwar hilt. Sometimes tulwars are found with a single guard on one side and sometimes it is found on both sides of the hilt. Also, there had been a common practice dating probably to sometime in the 19th century of removing finger guards, which leaves behind a noticeble groove in the hilt. Here is a picture of an old sword from my collection (regredably no longer in my possession) that shows a trace of a removed finger guard: Attached Images

13th September 2012, 12:41 AM	#4
Edward F Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 54	Paolo thanks for the pics Jens thanks again I have seen the knucle guard not ending in a flower bud or animal head but not in combination the the disk guard .I think it maybe somewhat early and probably made with other silmilar swords in a remote region of india.I also think it may be a transitional sword from full guard to half gaurd to no guard.Any way i dont think the sword holds any great value. thanks ed

13th September 2012, 01:45 AM	#5
eric45 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: usa Posts: 32	Very nice.