Tulwar....?

[kino]

This Tulwar(?), was offered to me in exchange for another sword.
Although it's not really what I collect, it was too nice for me to pass up.
So is it a Tulwar or does it go by another name?

[Rick]

Hey !
Nice sword . :D
I've got one quite similar; possibly the best blade I own, it's very fine grained wootz . .
I keep pestering people for a name for this sword that isn't Tulwar . :D

http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=1048

[kino]

Thanks Rick.
Same blade profile as your wootz, not a Tulwar sword.
Perhaps this thread will jog someone's memory.

[Rick]

This term was bandied about here; somewhat far into the thread .
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13714
Flex .

[ariel]

There are multiple names of Indian swords mentioned by local and European sources for which we have no actual examples, as well as multiple actual swords for which we have no names.

We should learn to live with it.

East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

[Jim McDougall]

The 'name game' often becomes a slippery slope as these classifications seem often debated and conflicting in various sources.
This (very nice example BTW) sword of course has the very familiar hilt we all know as the 'Indo-Persian' form characteristic of Indian 'tulwars'.
It should be remembered that 'tulwar' is a rather generally applied term in India for sword, and often is used referring to shamshirs or other forms of sabre in many cases.

Rawson does, as I recall, use the term 'sukhela' as Rick as noted, for a 'tulwar' with a straight blade.

It would seem that one could safely use the term sukhela here, but technically 'tulwar' would suffice. Sometimes when getting too touchy about terms it is safer to use descriptive or qualifying character of the weapon, but seems unnecessary for simple classification.

[kino]

I didn't know up to now that in the land of their origin that a Tulwar meant sword, so a sword is a sword is a sword.....