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A. G. Maisey · 23rd May 2018, 05:55 AM

I got rid of mine years ago, along with a lot of other nondescript sort of stuff.

I have had, and still do have some tulwar hilts that are not affixed to blades, they all seem to be made in the same way:- a shell is fabricated and then that shell is filled with the jabung/cutler's wax/resin --- or whatever, and the tang goes into that. The silver one I had was no different, a fabricated hollow shell full of gunk.

I now understand what you mean by 'solid silver'. Thank you.

23rd May 2018, 05:55 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,700	I got rid of mine years ago, along with a lot of other nondescript sort of stuff. I have had, and still do have some tulwar hilts that are not affixed to blades, they all seem to be made in the same way:- a shell is fabricated and then that shell is filled with the jabung/cutler's wax/resin --- or whatever, and the tang goes into that. The silver one I had was no different, a fabricated hollow shell full of gunk. I now understand what you mean by 'solid silver'. Thank you.