Profuse apologies for necro-ing this post but I thought it more appropriate to place here than creating a new thread.
I recently acquired (legally, not physically) a later-made Wilkinson presentation Tulwar with features that largely overlap with the information here. It has been listed on auction at least once previously with an internet paper trail on the Anthony Cribb 2024 auction:
https://www.antonycribb.com/auction/...lot=1033&sd=1#
One of the owners (the Cribb result was no sale, perhaps it was purchased in the post-auction clearances?) has already attempted to find an answer as to the provenance, though that mystery is less pertinent to the materialistic and physical interests of this thread:
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/83369-resea...ernest-ansell/
The blade in some ways is the opposite of what you could stereotypically think of as a Tu/alwar blade, being relatively narrow but thicker. Though lacking the montmorency fuller it reminds me of a French (style) early 19th century light cavalry sabre over even a British 1796. 84.5cm long blade so significantly longer than most.
Hilt appears to be brass cast with almost what you could call a reverse koftgari. Not sure if it is pitch or resin, or if the blackened contrast was applied with chemical aging and then the upper elements polished? Regardless, sans the knucklebow and the finial at the top instead of an eye, the hilt looks pretty dimensionally similar to the first image posted and I thought it may be beneficial to provide an image.
I have seen a few other British-made Indian swords around recently, personal sales primarily so I would want to get permission to show photos first. I hope this has been helpful. If I got anything wrong or you have any comments or concerns, please let me know. Thank you!