Tulwar Hilt Types

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 3rd August 2013, 09:13 AM

Salaams all Note to Forum "Then suddenly it started raining Tulvars" Here are a few I picked up this week. The coin is a silver rupee presumably added relatively recently .. There are two groups of dots on the blade; the first group of 4 sets of 3 set out in a rectangle and the second set of 3 spaced out dots forming a triangle to the right of shot. Feel free to comment please.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 3rd August 2013, 09:16 AM

Salaams ~and another....

ariel · 3rd August 2013, 01:54 PM

Quite sometime ago I posted here a Tulwar hilt of an unusual design: deep cup with a massive baluster arising from the bottom. It was very reminiscent of the classic Sumatran Piso Podang handle. A similar one was published by Elgood in his "indian" book as an example of an "important" sword ( and there even was a lively discussion on what is "important":-) )

Jens was kind enough to tell us that this was a type of a handle encountered before 17th ( or even earlier) century, and even provided an illustration from Hamzanameh.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13600

Just for the reference I post here pics of that hilt next to the Piso Podang one.

ariel · 3rd August 2013, 01:56 PM

Well, recently I found another one, with even more exaggerated pattern, and even more resemblance to the Sumatran example.

3rd August 2013, 09:13 AM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Salaams all Note to Forum "Then suddenly it started raining Tulvars" Here are a few I picked up this week. The coin is a silver rupee presumably added relatively recently .. There are two groups of dots on the blade; the first group of 4 sets of 3 set out in a rectangle and the second set of 3 spaced out dots forming a triangle to the right of shot. Feel free to comment please. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Attached Images

3rd August 2013, 09:16 AM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Salaams ~and another.... Attached Images

3rd August 2013, 01:54 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Quite sometime ago I posted here a Tulwar hilt of an unusual design: deep cup with a massive baluster arising from the bottom. It was very reminiscent of the classic Sumatran Piso Podang handle. A similar one was published by Elgood in his "indian" book as an example of an "important" sword ( and there even was a lively discussion on what is "important":-) ) Jens was kind enough to tell us that this was a type of a handle encountered before 17th ( or even earlier) century, and even provided an illustration from Hamzanameh. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13600 Just for the reference I post here pics of that hilt next to the Piso Podang one. Attached Images

3rd August 2013, 01:56 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Well, recently I found another one, with even more exaggerated pattern, and even more resemblance to the Sumatran example. Attached Images