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Originally Posted by ariel
There are scores of old, rusty, and often damaged tulwar and khanda handles.
Are you, guys, saying that they are also newly-made?
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THE COLLECTORS IN INDIA ARE PAYING MORE LOCALLY FOR GENUINE INDIAN ARMS,ITS CHEAPER TO BUY GENUINE ARMS OF INDIAN AND INDO PERSIAN WEAPONS ABROAD IN AUCTIONS ,IMPORTING FROM INDIA WOULD BE A BIG HASSLE IF ITS AN ANTIQUE,ANY WEAPON IS BANNED FROM EXPORT,MOST GET EXPORTED AS HANDICRAFTS MOSTLY FROM RAJASTHAN,MANY ARE MADE TO LOOK OLD AND RUSTY,UNTILL 20 YEARS BACK ONE COULD PICK UP GENUINE GOOD STUFF,BUT NOW WITH THE WEALTH IN INDIA AND MORE KNOWLEDGE THANKS TO THE INTERNET GOOD WEAPONS ARE SOLD IMMEDIATELY BY DEALERS TO COLLECTORS.
ABOUT 6 YEARS BACK THE SWORD OF TIPPU SULTAN [LION OF MYSORE] SOUTHERN INDIA WENT ON AUCTION IN LONDON,IT WAS BOUGHT BY A WEALTHY INDIAN BUSSINESSMAN WHO COULD MANAGE TO EXPORT IT BACK TO INDIA AND PRESENTED IT BACK TO THE GOVERNMENT.ALL WEAPONS ON EBAY ETC ARE FAKE BEING SOLD AS INDO PERSIAN.I WOULD BE CAUTIOUS.,ONLY AN EXPERT COLLECTOR WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD BUY IF LUCKY AND MANAGE TO TAKE IT OUT OF INDIA