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11th October 2025, 07:26 PM

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A 19th century Afghan warrior’s opinion on European blades compared to his own

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German blade in Punjabi tulwar

As noted in earlier posts, there was a propensity with the use of British M1796 blades in Indian tulwars, most noted during the Anglo-Sikh wars, when British cavalry found that the deadly tulwars...

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11th October 2025, 06:08 PM

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A 19th century Afghan warrior’s opinion on European blades compared to his own

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Posted By Jim McDougall

This is remarkable Chris!!! and the markings 4...

This is remarkable Chris!!! and the markings 4 P.I. are most telling, as you have noted for the unit 4th Punjab Infantry. Those singular markings unleash the 'story' of this tulwar, and its part in...

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11th October 2025, 07:09 AM

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A 19th century Afghan warrior’s opinion on European blades compared to his own

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I think the references to brittle blades from...

I think the references to brittle blades from India likely referred to wootz, which if improperly forged was indeed brittle. While many of the wootz blades were of course beautifully finished and...

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29th September 2025, 06:05 PM

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A 19th century Afghan warrior’s opinion on European blades compared to his own

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Posted By Jim McDougall

For me the understanding of metallurgical matters...

For me the understanding of metallurgical matters is perplexing, but what I have gathered on 'soft steel' is that it dulls and deforms quickly. This suggests that while Afghan swords described in the...

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28th September 2025, 04:05 PM

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A 19th century Afghan warrior’s opinion on European blades compared to his own

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Entry by Sirupate 9Jan2016

From Swordsman in the British Empire
1.Maj. Waller Ashe (King’s Dragoon Guards) observed that most sowars or Indian cavalrymen were “far better swordsmen than our own troopers, whose cumbersome...

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