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mahratt
15th March 2015, 10:47 AM
Colleagues, I ask everyone to express their opinion as to name an item on the photos:
Iain
15th March 2015, 10:49 AM
Pulwar.
Kurt
15th March 2015, 11:42 AM
Pulwar.
Pulowar Hilt.
Schamshir blade.
Kurt
mahratt
15th March 2015, 12:15 PM
Pulowar Hilt.
Schamshir blade.
Kurt
Of course, Kurt. But if this item is called a single word, he - Shamshir or Pulvar?
Kubur
15th March 2015, 12:45 PM
The hilt is the ID of the user so I would say Pulwar....
estcrh
19th March 2015, 03:01 AM
The hilt is the ID of the user so I would say Pulwar....
I agree, this combination of blade and hilt was ment to be a pulwar.
Gavin Nugent
19th March 2015, 08:01 AM
Indeed, this is a Pulwar. The blade types are found in a vast region through trade yet the hilt is ethnically chosen from the region which in my opinion should call this a Pulwar
ariel
19th March 2015, 10:23 AM
As per Stone's Glossary, it is a Pulwar.
As per Elgood's Glossary ( see his book on Indian weapons), and Oliver Pinchot's book Weapons of the Paladins, Pulwar is a mis-transcribed Tulwar, so it is a figment of European imagination:-)
As per info from my informants from the Western Pakistan ( Pakhtunkhwa, populated by ethnic Afghanis), nobody there knows the word Pulwar: for them it is a Shamshir.
Sometimes, words and names acquire their own life: we make "Xerox copies" using HP, Brother and Canon copiers:-)
In this particular case, the word Pulwar will convey maximum information for a Westerner, despite a very dubious connection with the true native tradition.
So, gentlemen, as barmen say, choose your poison:-)
If we want quick and easy lingo, it is, undoubtedly, a Pulwar.
If we are writing a catalog description for a major museum, it may be something like " an Afghani saber with a Persian shamshir blade and a handle stemming from old Deccani examples" This should be followed by a 5-page long dissertation citing multiple references and reconciling conflicting opinions
Ain't life a bitch?
:-)
spiral
19th March 2015, 10:15 PM
Ain't life a bitch?
:-)
Yep! it is...No doubt...;)
Very concise breakdown of the literature Ariel. :D
mahratt
20th March 2015, 09:33 AM
As per Stone's Glossary, it is a Pulwar.
As per Elgood's Glossary ( see his book on Indian weapons), and Oliver Pinchot's book Weapons of the Paladins, Pulwar is a mis-transcribed Tulwar, so it is a figment of European imagination:-)
As per info from my informants from the Western Pakistan ( Pakhtunkhwa, populated by ethnic Afghanis), nobody there knows the word Pulwar: for them it is a Shamshir.
In this particular case, the word Pulwar will convey maximum information for a Westerner, despite a very dubious connection with the true native tradition.
If we want quick and easy lingo, it is, undoubtedly, a Pulwar.
If we are writing a catalog description for a major museum, it may be something like " an Afghani saber with a Persian shamshir blade and a handle stemming from old Deccani examples" This should be followed by a 5-page long dissertation citing multiple references and reconciling conflicting opinions
I apologize for my English. Thank you all for the views expressed.
Gavin, thank you for opinion. I totally agree with you.
Ariel, I did not ask to write the story of the origin of the handles of swords in Afghanistan. I asked a specific question.
And what's the difference, as in Afghanistan called saber? This is interesting from the point of view of ethnography. Nothing more. In modern literature there is a specific term "Pulvar." And those who are associated with oriental weapon it is clear that we are talking about afghan sabre.
ariel
20th March 2015, 11:22 PM
Well, if you are satisfied with a simple answer, if it does not bother you that the very word Pulwar might be a spelling error and that native Afghanis might not even know what Pulwar is, that's fine with me.
In this case it is a Pulwar, as I already said:-)
Does it answer your question now?
mahratt
21st March 2015, 09:09 AM
We always learn something new about the Afghan weapons. A year ago, no one knew that in some parts of Afghanistan, the Khyber knife called "seelava" and lohar - "Daas". Therefore, the word Pulwar might be a spelling error. But maybe we just did not find the information that somewhere in Afghanistan so called saber.
But most importantly, as I wrote earlier, the literature has long adopted the term "pulvar."
Therefore, your answer:
In this case it is a Pulwar
I am satisfied.
A.alnakkas
21st March 2015, 04:23 PM
Interesting blade. Was it etched?
mahratt
21st March 2015, 09:36 PM
wootz blade
spiral
23rd March 2015, 10:58 PM
I am satisfied.
Cool! I wonder is that the same as happy? ;)
happy link.. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM)
mahratt
24th March 2015, 04:51 AM
Cool! I wonder is that the same as happy? ;)
happy link.. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM)
Hello, spiral :)
This Pulvar my friend. And he - satisfied and happy)))
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