Tulwar hilts made of silver

Enibas · 15th July 2012, 07:08 PM

Hello all together,

I have no experience with indian edged weapons, and my english is bad.
Please excuse me.

I am looking for examples of tulwar hilts made from silver completely.
Is that possible?

Who can help with examples?

References are welcome.

kind regards
Enibas

Jens Nordlunde · 23rd July 2012, 09:46 PM

Welcome to the forum, and sorry for the late reply.
Yes there are a number of silver hilts. Some are plain silver, while others are gilded silver, and sometimes enamelled.
Here is one.
Jens

eric45 · 23rd July 2012, 10:48 PM

Very nice hilt. Are there any silver markings?
Erich

Jim McDougall · 23rd July 2012, 11:32 PM

beautiful hilt.

Jens Nordlunde · 24th July 2012, 01:12 PM

All right, to stick to the rules I also have to show the whole sword, here it is.

Andrew · 24th July 2012, 05:50 PM

Hideous. Absolutely hideous. How can you bear to have that in your posession, Jens?

As a personal favor to you, my friend, I will fight my nausea and keep it for you.

Let me know and I'll PM you my shipping information...

Jim McDougall · 24th July 2012, 08:32 PM

I dont want to deviate too much from the present discussion, but is this langet not an extremely different form compared to most other Indo-Persian tulwar hilts? It seems to me that entirely silvered Mughal hilts are quite rare compared to the usual koftgari patterns.
Have the cartouche and buduh been translated Jens?

Aside from the obvious attractiveness of this tulwar and its silvered hilt, there are other notable features which might reveal more on where other silver hilts might be known.
Erich asks a quite valid question, are there any hallmarks ?
With the popularity of silver hilts in the west in the late 18th century, perhaps the style influenced the princely states in India. In many other colonial settings, silver mounted hilts often had hallmarks in accord with western systems.

15th July 2012, 07:08 PM	#1
Enibas Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 13	Tulwar hilts made of silver Hello all together, I have no experience with indian edged weapons, and my english is bad. Please excuse me. I am looking for examples of tulwar hilts made from silver completely. Is that possible? Who can help with examples? References are welcome. kind regards Enibas

23rd July 2012, 09:46 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	Welcome to the forum, and sorry for the late reply. Yes there are a number of silver hilts. Some are plain silver, while others are gilded silver, and sometimes enamelled. Here is one. Jens Attached Images

24th July 2012, 01:12 PM	#5
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	All right, to stick to the rules I also have to show the whole sword, here it is. Attached Images

24th July 2012, 08:32 PM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,739	I dont want to deviate too much from the present discussion, but is this langet not an extremely different form compared to most other Indo-Persian tulwar hilts? It seems to me that entirely silvered Mughal hilts are quite rare compared to the usual koftgari patterns. Have the cartouche and buduh been translated Jens? Aside from the obvious attractiveness of this tulwar and its silvered hilt, there are other notable features which might reveal more on where other silver hilts might be known. Erich asks a quite valid question, are there any hallmarks ? With the popularity of silver hilts in the west in the late 18th century, perhaps the style influenced the princely states in India. In many other colonial settings, silver mounted hilts often had hallmarks in accord with western systems. Last edited by Jim McDougall; 24th July 2012 at 09:46 PM.

23rd July 2012, 10:48 PM	#3
eric45 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: usa Posts: 32	Very nice hilt. Are there any silver markings? Erich

23rd July 2012, 11:32 PM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,739	beautiful hilt.

24th July 2012, 05:50 PM	#6
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Hideous. Absolutely hideous. How can you bear to have that in your posession, Jens? As a personal favor to you, my friend, I will fight my nausea and keep it for you. Let me know and I'll PM you my shipping information...