Come to think of it, there are a few other things, which disturbs me about the theory about an Englishman ordering the hilt. The hilt is mounted on a blade with an armoury mark and number. I have no doubt that it could be done (getting a tulwar out of an armoury), but would this be ‘normal’ procedure? Would the blade and hilt, in such a case – ‘export’, not be ordered without armoury stamps? Don’t forget that both blades and hilts were made at a great number in the 19th century. Another thing, which bothers me about this theory, is, the blade, although with chevron pattern, has a very uneven chevron pattern. Would the ‘English’ buyer not have wanted a more even pattern, when showing it off, in to of his friends, in front of the open fireplace after having returned to England, while telling about this strange country?
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