My first Tulwar

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Originally Posted by fernando

Back to its feel and as a curiosity, i am posting pictures handing the sword. As the grip is rather short, i thaught i would hold it with the thumb in front of the quillon, using the ricasso functionality. To have it pictured by both sides, i had to borrow my wife's right hand. She said she was busy, but i managed to convince her .

Kind regards to all
fernando

Hi Fernando,
the size of the hilts is another 'hotly' debated subject ..there are several posts on the Forum.....here is one that I posted...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=tulwar+disc

Your Tulwar certainly seems 'battle worthy' and interesting that your sword is 'handed'...I have several which also feel better in the right hand. I suspect that as the blades are 'fixed' with resin, it was easier to 'set' the blade in a way to suit the owner.

Hi CourseEight, thanks for posting the link... it does create more questions.
IMHO I thought most hunting swords were straight bladed...European ones that is. As I thought 'hunting swords' were only used to kill a captured/injured animal quickly, by piercing the spinal cord/heart/main artery. The 'actual' hunting weapons would have been the spear/arrow/firearm or traps were used. Using a curved sword as a hunting sword suggests that a slashing cut was used to despatch the captured animal (beheaded ?)

David