Talwar blade decorated with animal battles

dana_w · 31st March 2014, 08:52 PM

Thanks Alex, Jens, and Paolo!

To sum up, everyone seems to agree that it is a 19th century Indian tulwar (talwar) with hand chiseled blade decorated in coftgari (koftigari).

Is there anyway to narrow the age down to less than a century? Say, the first half, middle, or last half of the 19th century?

I've had a little trouble finding a definitive definition for the term "durbars". I am sure you don't mean a "formal meeting" Jens. Do you mean members of a royal court, or someone who demonstrated loyalty to royalty?

31st March 2014, 08:52 PM	#9
dana_w Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Florida, USA Posts: 436	Thanks Alex, Jens, and Paolo! To sum up, everyone seems to agree that it is a 19th century Indian tulwar (talwar) with hand chiseled blade decorated in coftgari (koftigari). Is there anyway to narrow the age down to less than a century? Say, the first half, middle, or last half of the 19th century? I've had a little trouble finding a definitive definition for the term "durbars". I am sure you don't mean a "formal meeting" Jens. Do you mean members of a royal court, or someone who demonstrated loyalty to royalty?