Diamond shaped tulwar hilt

Jim McDougall · 14th January 2011, 11:30 PM

Thank you Jens, and of course you are right, when trying to think of the somewhat vague attempts at typology in Pant, it becomes more apparant that distinctly classifying these hilts is at this point not likely. As you know the same diamond grip feature and the extended and squared langets rather than flueret is termed 'Udaipuri' on one page and with similar features, "Shah Jahani' on another.

As there is, as far as I know, no formal study of classification of tulwar hilts aside from Pant's benchmark work, it is often tempting to reach for his ambiguous classifications to condense descriptions. It is probably of course more reliable to rely on the more detailed description than to attempt such arbitrary classification.

As you note, and we have discussed many times, there is truly a great deal of work yet to be done in understanding the styles and variations of these hilts.

All best regards,
Jim

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14th January 2011, 11:30 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Thank you Jens, and of course you are right, when trying to think of the somewhat vague attempts at typology in Pant, it becomes more apparant that distinctly classifying these hilts is at this point not likely. As you know the same diamond grip feature and the extended and squared langets rather than flueret is termed 'Udaipuri' on one page and with similar features, "Shah Jahani' on another. As there is, as far as I know, no formal study of classification of tulwar hilts aside from Pant's benchmark work, it is often tempting to reach for his ambiguous classifications to condense descriptions. It is probably of course more reliable to rely on the more detailed description than to attempt such arbitrary classification. As you note, and we have discussed many times, there is truly a great deal of work yet to be done in understanding the styles and variations of these hilts. All best regards, Jim