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Silver John · 5th July 2020, 07:06 PM

Hi Battara,

The blade is a Nepalese Army piece, marked to the era of Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1901-1929), that has been placed in a tulwar handle. I’ve seen quite a few like this and suspect that the tulwar handles were added at a later date to make the pieces more attractive to collectors.

Regards

5th July 2020, 07:06 PM	#3
Silver John Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 31	Hi Battara, The blade is a Nepalese Army piece, marked to the era of Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1901-1929), that has been placed in a tulwar handle. I’ve seen quite a few like this and suspect that the tulwar handles were added at a later date to make the pieces more attractive to collectors. Regards