Indian tulwar, again

Lew · 4th August 2007, 10:06 PM

Hi Tatyana

Very nice tulwar the blade has a very nice random pattern in the blade. The silver koftgari is still in great shape. Here is a pic of a hilt that has similar work. As far as age goes I say early to mid 1800s.

Lew

ariel · 4th August 2007, 11:45 PM

Dear Tatiana,
You should be grounded and not allowed to set foot in any antique store: you get all the nice things!!!

Very nice tulwar with a very nice pattern.
I am just curious: the adhesive ( the brown stuff holding the blade) looks unexpectedly intact and even overflowing. Is it real Indian stuff or a modern dyed aquarium putty?

Tatyana Dianova · 5th August 2007, 06:19 PM

Thank you all for the comments!
Well, I have found it in the largest antique store in the world that most of you (or maybe even all of you) visit - eBay

The Koftgari on the other side of the hilt is not so good preserved, as well, as the brown glue... In fact, when the tulwar arrived, almost the half of the Koftgari visible now was hidden beneath very old dirt and patina - the steel patina and the silver patina were both almost black, but have had a different colour (a bit). I have rubbed the hilt with Flitz and have "discovered" a lot of well preserved Koftgari. Dear LOUIEBLADES, I recommend you to make the same with your hilt.
The sword itself was made for business - you can feel it the same moment you take it in your hand. The blade has a solid presence and is extremely well balanced.
I think you are right about etching, but I will leave it as it is in the moment, because I like it the way it is

Jens Nordlunde · 5th August 2007, 09:14 PM

Tatyana, nice to see you here. You have gotten yourself a nice tulwar, but you know this already, from the posts, and from your own knowledge, as you are not someone who lets ‘all the steam’ off at one time, which is a good idea, as it attracts more posts – and maybe more information’s

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I have a hilt decorated in almost the same way, it is however slim and diamond shaped without a hand guard. The decoration on you hilt is nicely done, and I like the decoration on the inside of the hand guard. I have one or two decorated in the same way. Interesting flower on the disc. Personally I would not do anything more about the blade, as I like these blades a lot, although Rand has a point, not all blades were meant to be etched, but then again, we don’t know where the Indians draw the line, so to say. Very nice photographs. Congratulations

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4th August 2007, 10:06 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Tatyana Very nice tulwar the blade has a very nice random pattern in the blade. The silver koftgari is still in great shape. Here is a pic of a hilt that has similar work. As far as age goes I say early to mid 1800s. Lew Attached Images

5th August 2007, 09:14 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Tatyana, nice to see you here. You have gotten yourself a nice tulwar, but you know this already, from the posts, and from your own knowledge, as you are not someone who lets ‘all the steam’ off at one time, which is a good idea, as it attracts more posts – and maybe more information’s. I have a hilt decorated in almost the same way, it is however slim and diamond shaped without a hand guard. The decoration on you hilt is nicely done, and I like the decoration on the inside of the hand guard. I have one or two decorated in the same way. Interesting flower on the disc. Personally I would not do anything more about the blade, as I like these blades a lot, although Rand has a point, not all blades were meant to be etched, but then again, we don’t know where the Indians draw the line, so to say. Very nice photographs. Congratulations.

4th August 2007, 11:45 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Dear Tatiana, You should be grounded and not allowed to set foot in any antique store: you get all the nice things!!! Very nice tulwar with a very nice pattern. I am just curious: the adhesive ( the brown stuff holding the blade) looks unexpectedly intact and even overflowing. Is it real Indian stuff or a modern dyed aquarium putty?

5th August 2007, 06:19 PM	#3
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 734	Thank you all for the comments! Well, I have found it in the largest antique store in the world that most of you (or maybe even all of you) visit - eBay The Koftgari on the other side of the hilt is not so good preserved, as well, as the brown glue... In fact, when the tulwar arrived, almost the half of the Koftgari visible now was hidden beneath very old dirt and patina - the steel patina and the silver patina were both almost black, but have had a different colour (a bit). I have rubbed the hilt with Flitz and have "discovered" a lot of well preserved Koftgari. Dear LOUIEBLADES, I recommend you to make the same with your hilt. The sword itself was made for business - you can feel it the same moment you take it in your hand. The blade has a solid presence and is extremely well balanced. I think you are right about etching, but I will leave it as it is in the moment, because I like it the way it is