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ariel · 15th January 2017, 04:28 AM

There are literally dozen of Tulwar handles on e-bay: day in and day out.

All look old, most are simple, but quite a few have traces of silvery decoration.
About a third of them have no saucer-like pommel.

This epidemics started about 3-4 years ago and is not abating.

I am wondering: where are the blades? What is the reason for such an abundance of old handles? Why no pommels?

Any inside information or just a supposition?

Thanks for enlightening me.

15th January 2017, 04:28 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Tulwar handles on e-bay There are literally dozen of Tulwar handles on e-bay: day in and day out. All look old, most are simple, but quite a few have traces of silvery decoration. About a third of them have no saucer-like pommel. This epidemics started about 3-4 years ago and is not abating. I am wondering: where are the blades? What is the reason for such an abundance of old handles? Why no pommels? Any inside information or just a supposition? Thanks for enlightening me.