mid 19c Tulwar?, please I would like some advice?

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mid 19c Tulwar?, please I would like some advice?

katana mid 19c Tulwar?, please I... 1st August 2006, 02:47 PM

katana Has no one any ideas as to... 7th August 2006, 04:53 PM

Lew Katana It's an older one... 7th August 2006, 05:38 PM

katana Thanks for the reply Lew.. :)... 7th August 2006, 05:47 PM

S.Al-Anizi I have nothing to say about... 7th August 2006, 06:02 PM

Lew Some more pics of the whole... 7th August 2006, 07:11 PM

katana The design of the hilt... 7th August 2006, 10:24 PM

spiral The blue looks like modern... 7th August 2006, 10:41 PM

ariel I think the blue paint... 7th August 2006, 10:55 PM

katana Lew, thankyou for your help... 9th August 2006, 12:59 PM

7th August 2006, 10:55 PM	#9
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I think the blue paint (enamel???) tries to imitate turquoise stones: they were very popular in Central Asia (Bukhara, Khiva etc) and somewhat less in Afghanistan (but a good chunk of them are Uzbeks anyway). I am NOT saying it is Uzbeki; perhaps, the owner wanted something reminding him of his native decoration. Ah, the convenience of being here! We do not have to succumb to the politically correct "he/she" stuff: all weapon owners were "he"

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