Tulwar with inscription

[nihung11]

Hey guys, i am looking to decode the inscription
If anyone can help me out that would be grateful. Thank you

[Ian]

nihung11,

Welcome to the Forums! We hope you enjoy your stay here.

Please note the requirements when asking for a translation. These are listed in a "sticky" towards the top of the Ethnographic Forum. In particular, it requires a picture of the whole sword.

Regards, Ian.

[Jim McDougall]

Nice to see some interest in Indian swords coming up!
Obviously Mughal, anxious to see the entire sword.....context is important.

[nihung11]

Here are the full photos. Sorry for the delay

[werecow]

I'm not entirely sure but I see something that looks like 1220... 1220 hijri would be 1805/1806.

[Oriental Armament Collection]

Hey guys, i am looking to decode the inscription
If anyone can help me out that would be grateful. Thank you

Very beautiful

[Jim McDougall]

This is another koftgari embellished Mughal tulwar from N. India, likely Delhi, late 18th c. into early 19th.
It has notable similarity but not the inscribed characters on the hilt.

[kwiatek]

The inscription on the guard says

راکیش خان ۲۲۰ روپیه

'Rakesh Khan, 220 rupees'

[werecow]

Ah, I misread that as 1220. :o