Tulwar or not ?

Jim McDougall · 10th December 2007, 09:47 PM

Hi Norman,
Excellent! You seem to have inspired an infusion of tulwars! as it looks as if Fernando has just posted one too.
Your observations on this seeming to be munitions grade are well placed, as well as noting it seems relatively modern. The hilt seems to be cast brass, while most tulwar hilts are of course iron. I would suspect this might be an ordnance issue weapon that may have been issued to native cavalry regiments serving with the British during the Raj in the early 20th century. I would be curious if there are markings anywhere on or under the disc on the hilt, anywhere on the blade? The swords carried by these units were often special issue weapons resembling British cavalry patterns, but many units preferred thier native tulwars.
I would be interested in other observations, but this would be my initial opinion.

Very best regards,
Jim

10th December 2007, 09:47 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,295	Hi Norman, Excellent! You seem to have inspired an infusion of tulwars! as it looks as if Fernando has just posted one too. Your observations on this seeming to be munitions grade are well placed, as well as noting it seems relatively modern. The hilt seems to be cast brass, while most tulwar hilts are of course iron. I would suspect this might be an ordnance issue weapon that may have been issued to native cavalry regiments serving with the British during the Raj in the early 20th century. I would be curious if there are markings anywhere on or under the disc on the hilt, anywhere on the blade? The swords carried by these units were often special issue weapons resembling British cavalry patterns, but many units preferred thier native tulwars. I would be interested in other observations, but this would be my initial opinion. Very best regards, Jim