Indian Tulwar

Jens Nordlunde · 24th July 2015, 03:04 PM

Chris,
Here is a list of books. Some have been reprinted and some not.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...lborough+House

When it comes to the hilt of you tulwar, my warning about the grain of salt is still valid. I had a look ain The Marlborough House by Hendley, which is a catalogue over the things prince Edward got when he visited India in 1876-76.
A lot of weapons are shown and two of them have hilts like yours.
One was given by H.H. The Nizam [of Hyderabad, Deccan], and the other by H.H. The Raja of Mandi.
So far we have three different places, and I am sure I can find more places. There is no doubt that these hilts/swords were in the different armouries at the time, but from where they origin is still an open question.

No 1 is from Case A, and no 149 is from Case G. Sorry for the bad quality.
Years ago I have uploaded all the Cases tot the forum, but I cant find them any more.

24th July 2015, 03:04 PM	#16
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Chris, Here is a list of books. Some have been reprinted and some not. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...lborough+House When it comes to the hilt of you tulwar, my warning about the grain of salt is still valid. I had a look ain The Marlborough House by Hendley, which is a catalogue over the things prince Edward got when he visited India in 1876-76. A lot of weapons are shown and two of them have hilts like yours. One was given by H.H. The Nizam [of Hyderabad, Deccan], and the other by H.H. The Raja of Mandi. So far we have three different places, and I am sure I can find more places. There is no doubt that these hilts/swords were in the different armouries at the time, but from where they origin is still an open question. No 1 is from Case A, and no 149 is from Case G. Sorry for the bad quality. Years ago I have uploaded all the Cases tot the forum, but I cant find them any more. Attached Images