Looking for Photos of Pulwars/Poulowars With Knuckle Guards

CharlesS · 1st March 2008, 01:52 PM

I am in the midst of a retsoration project to replace a knuckle guard on an old Afghan poulowar which clearly once had one. I know the ones on a poulowar are not really similar at all to the ones on a tulwar.

I realy like to see what some real examples look like.

ALEX · 1st March 2008, 05:23 PM

I believe the knuckle guard is original to the hilt, however not sure how common this particular type of guard is to pulowar hilts (have not seen many similar ones).

CharlesS · 1st March 2008, 05:37 PM

Thanks Alex,

They are not common at all, and amlost always seem like an afterthought, or later addition to the hilt. This is why I would like to see some good examples to get mine restored correctly.

Often the knuckle guards looks much like those on khyber knives with guards, but are more elegant and elongated.

ALEX · 1st March 2008, 05:52 PM

I agree with you Charles,
Hopefully someone will show a better and more original example.
Good luck with your project!

Dom · 1st March 2008, 11:20 PM

Hi every body
I haven't more original and better, just a common

some 25 years ago I bought a sword, very cheap,
because the blade was interesting me,
my knowledge about ethnographic arms was nil

and I dismantled the blade from the guard,
kept that one,
then used the blade for something else, in fact an other tale,
that later I will show you in pictures the result with the help of craftsmen of Damas in Syria

à +

Dom

1st March 2008, 01:52 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Looking for Photos of Pulwars/Poulowars With Knuckle Guards I am in the midst of a retsoration project to replace a knuckle guard on an old Afghan poulowar which clearly once had one. I know the ones on a poulowar are not really similar at all to the ones on a tulwar. I realy like to see what some real examples look like. Last edited by CharlesS; 1st March 2008 at 02:40 PM.

1st March 2008, 05:23 PM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	I believe the knuckle guard is original to the hilt, however not sure how common this particular type of guard is to pulowar hilts (have not seen many similar ones). Attached Images

1st March 2008, 11:20 PM	#5
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Hi every body I haven't more original and better, just a common some 25 years ago I bought a sword, very cheap, because the blade was interesting me, my knowledge about ethnographic arms was nil and I dismantled the blade from the guard, kept that one, then used the blade for something else, in fact an other tale, that later I will show you in pictures the result with the help of craftsmen of Damas in Syria à + Dom Attached Images

1st March 2008, 05:37 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Thanks Alex, They are not common at all, and amlost always seem like an afterthought, or later addition to the hilt. This is why I would like to see some good examples to get mine restored correctly. Often the knuckle guards looks much like those on khyber knives with guards, but are more elegant and elongated.

1st March 2008, 05:52 PM	#4
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	I agree with you Charles, Hopefully someone will show a better and more original example. Good luck with your project!