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ariel · 19th January 2016, 02:06 AM

I do not think it is a souvenir: far too non-artistic.
IMHO, it is a low-grade military tulwar for a 20th century Indian sowar.
Swords were in use in India even after WWII: "Freedom at Midnight" describes refugees of 1947 being hacked to pieces with them.
My only hesitation is what seems to be a rather strange mastique. Could it be epoxy by chance? Then my opinion will have to be modified.

19th January 2016, 02:06 AM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I do not think it is a souvenir: far too non-artistic. IMHO, it is a low-grade military tulwar for a 20th century Indian sowar. Swords were in use in India even after WWII: "Freedom at Midnight" describes refugees of 1947 being hacked to pieces with them. My only hesitation is what seems to be a rather strange mastique. Could it be epoxy by chance? Then my opinion will have to be modified.