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Jim McDougall · 24th July 2012, 08:32 PM

I dont want to deviate too much from the present discussion, but is this langet not an extremely different form compared to most other Indo-Persian tulwar hilts? It seems to me that entirely silvered Mughal hilts are quite rare compared to the usual koftgari patterns.
Have the cartouche and buduh been translated Jens?

Aside from the obvious attractiveness of this tulwar and its silvered hilt, there are other notable features which might reveal more on where other silver hilts might be known.
Erich asks a quite valid question, are there any hallmarks ?
With the popularity of silver hilts in the west in the late 18th century, perhaps the style influenced the princely states in India. In many other colonial settings, silver mounted hilts often had hallmarks in accord with western systems.

24th July 2012, 08:32 PM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,739	I dont want to deviate too much from the present discussion, but is this langet not an extremely different form compared to most other Indo-Persian tulwar hilts? It seems to me that entirely silvered Mughal hilts are quite rare compared to the usual koftgari patterns. Have the cartouche and buduh been translated Jens? Aside from the obvious attractiveness of this tulwar and its silvered hilt, there are other notable features which might reveal more on where other silver hilts might be known. Erich asks a quite valid question, are there any hallmarks ? With the popularity of silver hilts in the west in the late 18th century, perhaps the style influenced the princely states in India. In many other colonial settings, silver mounted hilts often had hallmarks in accord with western systems. Last edited by Jim McDougall; 24th July 2012 at 09:46 PM.