Indian Tulwar

[mrcjgscott]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Nothing conclusive of course, but I wanted to share some of the details of earlier debates and discussions with newer members and readers for them to pursue their own perspectives.

Certainly very interesting and a concisely written argument Jim, I can certainly see the merits of such a grip position.

The only thing I can contribute, from my days collecting British Indian swords, is that I owned an example of their P08 version of the 1908 Cavalry Sword, which was marked to the 33rd cavalry. It was slightly heavier than its British counterpart, and the grip was made from a native hard wood, as opposed to the gutta percha of the early British 1908's.

If anything the grip on the 33rd cavalry example was slightly larger than the British version, although I could not tell you why!

I still have images somewhere, if they would be of use?

Kind regards,

Chris