Ethnographic Arms & Armour - another purchase!!!

Nicely done Chevalier! I know you've had that check burnin' a hole in your pocket, but as earlier noted...fire for effect and this one is pretty much a bullseye :)
While I always enjoy ebay descriptions, "kilij tulwar" is in essence fairly well placed. The pronounced yelman is indeed like those of the Ottoman sabres known as 'kilij' , but both of those terms are general terms for sword in Turkey and in India respectively.

The style of blade reflects influence of sabres from earlier nomadic tribes from the steppes, and in my opinion the blade on this one is probably 18th century. It seems that the 19th century tulwars' blades typically did not have the yelman, however I cannot entirely discount possible Ottoman influence. The cartouche in upper ricasso area will probably carry Urdu script as many of these early blades are so marked, in fact many of these blades are even into the 17th century, as on one tulwar blade I once owned (in this case there was a trisula in blade center, check Rawson for illustration of these blades).

The hilt is clearly 19th century work and the sharp center bulge in the grip and elongated rectangular langets suggest Rajasthan, possibly latter period.
The pronounced ricasso seen on the blade is the often discussed 'Indian ricasso' characteristic of native Indian blades and has led to many spirited debates on whether it had practical functionality (whether the forefinger was wrapped around guard) or whether it was simply for sharpening terminus.

I cannot recall offhand the significance of the notably large disc, but hopefully Jens might note significance. It seems it was suggested by Pant that there might be regional preference, but many of those observations may be compromised by research and evidence contradicting in the years after publication.

Best regards,
Jim