Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A Most Curious Indian Tulwar with a Latin Cartouche/Crest

spiral · 31st March 2014, 05:55 PM

Is the Latin readable? That's the place to start for the family associated ... then one gets date/rank... from the type of crown used to narrow it down..

Although of the top of my head must say the crown doesn't initially appear British to my eye.

Perhaps a Ranking Indian family that copied the Brit, style latin etc,?

Quite common for maharajah types to use Latin & have fairly European based coats of arms as well...

Spiral

31st March 2014, 05:55 PM	#13
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Is the Latin readable? That's the place to start for the family associated ... then one gets date/rank... from the type of crown used to narrow it down.. Although of the top of my head must say the crown doesn't initially appear British to my eye. Perhaps a Ranking Indian family that copied the Brit, style latin etc,? Quite common for maharajah types to use Latin & have fairly European based coats of arms as well... Spiral Last edited by spiral; 31st March 2014 at 10:39 PM.