Tulwar markings?

tom hyle · 22nd May 2005, 12:49 PM

It really looks like a folded blade; from what we've been reading this would be inconsistent with displaying a wootz pattern? A sword in the hand will tell, I suppose. I have seen photographs and film of current Pakistan wherein merchants were selling new swords to natives (as well as guns; supposedly the gunsmiths in Pakistan can and will copy any gun for you, including, sometimes, the marks). These can have been faked/misreported in some way, of course? Not that it's the main weapon, but I think it might be a desired symbol, etc. And on the other hand, I think of recent film I've seen of Tibetan herdsman, wearing swords, presumeably for theft deterence.

22nd May 2005, 12:49 PM	#14
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	It really looks like a folded blade; from what we've been reading this would be inconsistent with displaying a wootz pattern? A sword in the hand will tell, I suppose. I have seen photographs and film of current Pakistan wherein merchants were selling new swords to natives (as well as guns; supposedly the gunsmiths in Pakistan can and will copy any gun for you, including, sometimes, the marks). These can have been faked/misreported in some way, of course? Not that it's the main weapon, but I think it might be a desired symbol, etc. And on the other hand, I think of recent film I've seen of Tibetan herdsman, wearing swords, presumeably for theft deterence.