Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Tulwar hilt and disc pommel.....the reason for their design

katana · 24th November 2006, 04:08 PM

I found this while surfing......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_an...Cavalry_Swords

About half way down the page.

[edit] Variants
The Army of India variant of the 1908 sword featured a smaller grip to match the generally smaller hands of cavalry troopers recruited in the sub-continent.

It seems small hands could be the reason for the small hilts afterall.....

24th November 2006, 04:08 PM	#26
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	I found this while surfing...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_an...Cavalry_Swords About half way down the page. [edit] Variants The Army of India variant of the 1908 sword featured a smaller grip to match the generally smaller hands of cavalry troopers recruited in the sub-continent. It seems small hands could be the reason for the small hilts afterall.....