Pulwar sword with engraved blade

A.alnakkas · 9th January 2016, 10:06 AM

Agree with Ariel, The brass pin and washer is a common feature but the engraving looks very new. Blade looks old and decent though!

ariel · 9th January 2016, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

Agree with Ariel, ....... the engraving looks very new. Blade looks old and decent though!

Thanks for agreeing with me.

There are quite a lot of recently-made Afghani daggers on the market with similar engraving technique.
Why would people take a decent sword and spoil it?

mahratt · 9th January 2016, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

There are quite a lot of recently-made Afghani daggers on the market with similar engraving technique.

In the newly created Afghan blades other engraving technique.

Pukka Bundook · 9th January 2016, 03:51 PM

Is not the blade in the opening post etched, rather than engraved?

The pin with the little brass flowers was used quite widely in Northern India as well as Afghanistan. It does little to hold the blade in place, (being just a thin pin) the hilt still being held with resin in the usual manner.

Richard.

A.alnakkas · 9th January 2016, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

Thanks for agreeing with me.

There are quite a lot of recently-made Afghani daggers on the market with similar engraving technique.
Why would people take a decent sword and spoil it?

Availability. There is alot of old weapons coming out of Afghanistan. These items along with modern ones are plenty in Middle Eastern markets, especially Oman, KSA and UAE. Sometimes in Qatar too.

ariel · 9th January 2016, 05:37 PM

Pukka Bundook:

I think it is a machine engraving, but you might be right. Etching would be cheaper and more suitable for mass production of " enhanced" stuff.

Pity we cannot examine it personally: the mystery might have been solved right away:-)

9th January 2016, 10:06 AM	#1
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Agree with Ariel, The brass pin and washer is a common feature but the engraving looks very new. Blade looks old and decent though!

9th January 2016, 03:51 PM	#4
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Is not the blade in the opening post etched, rather than engraved? The pin with the little brass flowers was used quite widely in Northern India as well as Afghanistan. It does little to hold the blade in place, (being just a thin pin) the hilt still being held with resin in the usual manner. Richard.

9th January 2016, 05:37 PM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Pukka Bundook: I think it is a machine engraving, but you might be right. Etching would be cheaper and more suitable for mass production of " enhanced" stuff. Pity we cannot examine it personally: the mystery might have been solved right away:-)