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Sakalord364 · 31st August 2023, 11:17 PM

This article claims that Pulwar hilts were being produced in India during the 18th century- I always assumed that the Pulwar was an Afghan modification of the Indian Tulwar, With the Afghans mating the downturned Dragon’s head quillons to the Indian grip/pommel, thus creating the Pulwar.

If Pulwar hilts were infact being produced in India during the 18th century then either:

1. Afghan Pulwars managed to travel south into Northern India where they were copied on a small scale, not having gained much popularity

2. The entire “Pulwar” hilt design, quillons and all, was actually created in India but never really gained popularity there, however it managed to become extremely popular and widespread in Afghanistan.

Or these were simply Afghan made pulwars that managed to find their way into India, and Indians didn’t copy them at all, this explaining their extreme rarity in India.

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...s_conservation

31st August 2023, 11:17 PM	#1
Sakalord364 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 35	An interesting article that raises some questions about the Afghan Pulwar This article claims that Pulwar hilts were being produced in India during the 18th century- I always assumed that the Pulwar was an Afghan modification of the Indian Tulwar, With the Afghans mating the downturned Dragon’s head quillons to the Indian grip/pommel, thus creating the Pulwar. If Pulwar hilts were infact being produced in India during the 18th century then either: 1. Afghan Pulwars managed to travel south into Northern India where they were copied on a small scale, not having gained much popularity 2. The entire “Pulwar” hilt design, quillons and all, was actually created in India but never really gained popularity there, however it managed to become extremely popular and widespread in Afghanistan. Or these were simply Afghan made pulwars that managed to find their way into India, and Indians didn’t copy them at all, this explaining their extreme rarity in India. https://www.researchgate.net/publica...s_conservation Attached Images