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...

[CharlesS]

No worries Spiral! You are absolutely right to be a bit cynical. The stuff coming out of India tends to come in a variety of qualities, some awful, some very good, especially old dagger blades with new koftgari.

I think Runjeet said it best, noting the the newbies just aren't quite right in one way or another.

I was very interested in a dagger at the Vegas show, but I knew that repros were being made of the same type, so I convinced myself it must be a fake, then Runjeet and I huddled over it and he thought I was wrong and explained why...without that insight I never would have bought it.

Beware, they are reproducing dhas in Thailand now and dha lover will recognize the newbies instantly, but a novice might not. Those often end up on Ebay too.

....just another reason I love the knowledge and experience shared on this forum!