New tulwar sword
 

Just picked this tulwar sword up, don't know much about them,
any opinions on this one would be helpful.

Erich

The blade is pattern welded and it has armory markings a fine example in my opinion. As far as age goes 1800-1850.

Thanks, boy if this sword could talk the storys it could tell.
Erich

Hi Erich,
I like your sword. Can you confirm or not whether the hilt has a pin through it and the blade, it looks like it has but I cannot see whether it is an indent in the hilt or a pin. I have attached a photo of one of mine and you can see the similarities in the crossguard finials and between them a floriate silver 'washer' this is where the pin is located. Again nice blade with a subtle yelman.
My Regards,
Norman.

Nice sword, actualy a very nice sword, and what looks like a good "watered steel" blade, mechanical damaske (laminated steel) rather than "wootz",....both are good, but according to H.R.Robinson mechanical tends to be older than wootz. If there is a pin through the hilt that is usualy a sign of Afghan origin and so a "Puhlwar" rather than a "Tulwar". (spells it how you want, it is a phonetic transliteration of a dialect word in a foreign language).

It looks like an indent on one side and a hole on the other, but the hole has dirt in it, can't make out if it has a pin, what would be the purpose of the hole?
For a pin i imagine to hold the blade?

Erich

David, I am glad that you write 'If there is a pin through the hilt that is usualy a sign of Afghan origin', especially the word 'usually' as the pin thing was used all over.
Jens

The pin mostly does not go through to the other side, and the hole is often hidden by a flower like on Norman's sword.

Hi, the segmented disc is typical to Lahore (Sind) swords.
Regards, Timo

Hi Jens,
The one I have is an oddity in that the pin goes all the way through and has the floriate 'washer' on both sides.
My Regards,
Norman.

Hi Norman,
You can't be sure till you have removed both flowers - can you?
However I would not do so - I would leave it an be happy with it as it is :-).

Hi Jens,
I seem to have an odd one, the pin does go all the way through (see photos), but it also has this floriate/vegetal decoration in the small fuller and on the spine which also seems rather unusual.
My Regards,
Norman.

Hi Norman,

Sometimes the pin goes the whole way through the hilt, and sometimes not.

The floral scroll looks nice, and is sometimes seen on blades.

Jens