An unusual nagin type tulwar

ASingh · 17th October 2015, 06:11 PM

Hi, I have attached some pictures of a rather unusual tulwar, with a straight double sided serrated blade. The blade is a bit flexible, but may not always have been quite so thin as it is now.
Best wishes,
ASingh

ariel · 24th October 2015, 03:02 AM

How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one?
Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one.

Is it even sharpened ?

ASingh · 24th October 2015, 10:28 AM

[QUOTE=ariel]How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one?
Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one.

Its highly unlikely to be newly made. Its part of what remains of a large stash of arms from a pre-colonial zamindari estate in Bihar, India.

Is it even sharpened ?[/QUOTE

It is sharpened, on both sides. I have attached closer photographs of the blade. This is after getting most of the old varnish off and a coat of conservator's wax on.

Bob A · 25th October 2015, 02:05 AM

Is there any indication that the blade might have been constructed from a number of crescent-shaped plates? They certainly seem regular enough to suggest the possibility.

Rick · 25th October 2015, 03:21 AM

Opinion:
Probably the blade was profiled that way rather than constructed of segments.
Putting an edge on it must have been a tedious process.

It doesn't look practical as a weapon; the edge would get hung on any kind of a parry.

Battara · 25th October 2015, 07:11 AM

It would seem more like a ceremonial or parade weapon to me.

And to my eyes the construction seems to be out of one piece of steel. Besides, the forging of all these pieces like this would be a nightmare......

17th October 2015, 06:11 PM	#1
ASingh Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: India Posts: 10	An unusual nagin type tulwar Hi, I have attached some pictures of a rather unusual tulwar, with a straight double sided serrated blade. The blade is a bit flexible, but may not always have been quite so thin as it is now. Best wishes, ASingh Attached Images

24th October 2015, 10:28 AM	#3
ASingh Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: India Posts: 10	[QUOTE=ariel]How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one? Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one. Its highly unlikely to be newly made. Its part of what remains of a large stash of arms from a pre-colonial zamindari estate in Bihar, India. Is it even sharpened ?[/QUOTE It is sharpened, on both sides. I have attached closer photographs of the blade. This is after getting most of the old varnish off and a coat of conservator's wax on. Attached Images

24th October 2015, 03:02 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one? Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one. Is it even sharpened ?

25th October 2015, 02:05 AM	#4
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 410	Is there any indication that the blade might have been constructed from a number of crescent-shaped plates? They certainly seem regular enough to suggest the possibility.

25th October 2015, 03:21 AM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	Opinion: Probably the blade was profiled that way rather than constructed of segments. Putting an edge on it must have been a tedious process. It doesn't look practical as a weapon; the edge would get hung on any kind of a parry.

25th October 2015, 07:11 AM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	It would seem more like a ceremonial or parade weapon to me. And to my eyes the construction seems to be out of one piece of steel. Besides, the forging of all these pieces like this would be a nightmare......