Age of indian sword?

[spiral]

Originally Posted by spiral

Yes it is a tulwar or talwar , {same word just different imagining of how to spell it in English.}

To my eye Id say the blade is old & the is hilt brand new....

I bow to my more learned colleges experience..

In the initial photo It looks like a hilt a friend of mine had had made in India a few years back. It appears I was wrong...