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AHorsa · 5th February 2023, 08:04 PM

Dear All,

I inhereted this Tulwar from my dad. He did a roadtrip to Afghanistan and India in the early 70ies and brought this Tulwar, together with a Khyber-knife and an afghan muzzle-loader back home.
I think the Tulwar was in use for a long time, as the blade is narrowed by sharpening many times. The rivet seems to be maltreated. It seems that the inscription consists of a seperate layer of metal, as in a few regions it is delaminating (s. corresponding last image).
I would love to know more about this weapon, especially the meaning of the inscription and its age as well as geographic origin.

Would be great if someone can help.

Kind regards
Andreas

5th February 2023, 08:04 PM	#1
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 354	Tulwar with inscription - Help needed Dear All, I inhereted this Tulwar from my dad. He did a roadtrip to Afghanistan and India in the early 70ies and brought this Tulwar, together with a Khyber-knife and an afghan muzzle-loader back home. I think the Tulwar was in use for a long time, as the blade is narrowed by sharpening many times. The rivet seems to be maltreated. It seems that the inscription consists of a seperate layer of metal, as in a few regions it is delaminating (s. corresponding last image). I would love to know more about this weapon, especially the meaning of the inscription and its age as well as geographic origin. Would be great if someone can help. Kind regards Andreas Attached Images Last edited by AHorsa; 5th February 2023 at 08:25 PM.