Old Tulwar, For info

JoeCanada42 · 29th January 2021, 06:48 PM

Thank you Mahratt, any idea on age?

mahratt · 31st January 2021, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeCanada42

Thank you Mahratt, any idea on age?

I agree with Jim. Late 19th century.

JoeCanada42 · 31st January 2021, 02:28 PM

Thank you Mahratt and Jim Mcdougall. I may have posted this reply already by I dont see it for awhile now.
Thanks for all the info. It sounds much like what i expected from doing reasearch.
I was curious about the handle. Is it cast? Or forged?
Does it have a pattern? I have seen people call the handle wootz. Should i clean, polish and maybe etch the handle?

Kmaddock · 1st February 2021, 05:12 PM

Hi Joe.

No the handle is not going to be Wootz
The handle is made of 2 parts sheet steel generally brazed together, I would think the pieces are formed first before brazing.

Be careful, I picked up a tulwar around 8 years ago and now have perhaps 25 Indian swords and daggers, you will want more of them.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

Regards,

Ken

JoeCanada42 · 2nd February 2021, 07:10 PM

Thanks Kmaddock, and you are so right, since acquiring this talwar locally, i tried to purchase two from an ebay seller in india, unfortunatly the deal was to good to be true, and im still waiting for the full refund,(seller lost them,etc..)..,, , i dont think i will stop looking at swords soon, i like the history and the personal touch of so called ethnographic weapons.

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29th January 2021, 06:48 PM	#1
JoeCanada42 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Canada Posts: 259	Thank you Mahratt, any idea on age?

31st January 2021, 02:28 PM	#3
JoeCanada42 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Canada Posts: 259	Thank you Mahratt and Jim Mcdougall. I may have posted this reply already by I dont see it for awhile now. Thanks for all the info. It sounds much like what i expected from doing reasearch. I was curious about the handle. Is it cast? Or forged? Does it have a pattern? I have seen people call the handle wootz. Should i clean, polish and maybe etch the handle?

1st February 2021, 05:12 PM	#4
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 545	Hi Joe. No the handle is not going to be Wootz The handle is made of 2 parts sheet steel generally brazed together, I would think the pieces are formed first before brazing. Be careful, I picked up a tulwar around 8 years ago and now have perhaps 25 Indian swords and daggers, you will want more of them. Welcome to the forum by the way. Regards, Ken

2nd February 2021, 07:10 PM	#5
JoeCanada42 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Canada Posts: 259	Thanks Kmaddock, and you are so right, since acquiring this talwar locally, i tried to purchase two from an ebay seller in india, unfortunatly the deal was to good to be true, and im still waiting for the full refund,(seller lost them,etc..)..,, , i dont think i will stop looking at swords soon, i like the history and the personal touch of so called ethnographic weapons.