Tulwar hilt question.

ALEX · 30th September 2015, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by estcrh

Thanks everyone for your opinions, if anything this shows how difficult it can be to adequately judge the authenticity of some items due to the high level of reproduction craftsmanship that has been seen lately in some parts of the world.

actually, this one is not difficult at all. It has nothing to do with the level of reproductions... it's all about level of knowledge and experience, always!

ariel · 1st October 2015, 05:55 AM

There is no doubt in my mind that this is a real thing: 18 century, first half of the 19th at the latest.
Thank Heavens, our Rajastani brothers still do not know how to make anything even remotely comparable to that!

1st October 2015, 05:55 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Tulwar handle There is no doubt in my mind that this is a real thing: 18 century, first half of the 19th at the latest. Thank Heavens, our Rajastani brothers still do not know how to make anything even remotely comparable to that!