Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Persian inscription- Late 18th century Shamshir

Rich · 1st December 2019, 02:24 PM

Dumb question: what is the difference between a shamshir and a tulwar? I have a tulwar nearly identical to the sword posted; has gold floral motif on hilt but blade is curved with double fullers and is mechanical damascus.

I thought shamshir had straight cross-bar guards and a hook style grip. Is it area of origin; shamshir being Persian but tulwar mainly of the Indian sub-continent?

Please clarify the difference for me. Sorry can't post a pic of my tulwar, but here is one similar from Google images
This is not my main area of interest (Nihonto), just one of several swords I've picked up in my 60+ years of collecting sharp pointy things.

Rich

1st December 2019, 02:24 PM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Dumb question: what is the difference between a shamshir and a tulwar? I have a tulwar nearly identical to the sword posted; has gold floral motif on hilt but blade is curved with double fullers and is mechanical damascus. I thought shamshir had straight cross-bar guards and a hook style grip. Is it area of origin; shamshir being Persian but tulwar mainly of the Indian sub-continent? Please clarify the difference for me. Sorry can't post a pic of my tulwar, but here is one similar from Google images This is not my main area of interest (Nihonto), just one of several swords I've picked up in my 60+ years of collecting sharp pointy things. Rich Attached Images Last edited by Rich; 1st December 2019 at 02:55 PM.