Good news /bad news Tulwar.

Pukka Bundook · 9th March 2007, 02:57 PM

Jens,
I'll keep you up to date when I get to making the wood scabbard and top fitting, but it may take me a while to get at it!.....lots on my plate already.

Greg,
I agree that lightening the blade a bit moves POB back a bit and makes it faster, Only down-side could be it might not cut as strong. (less weight behind the stroke)........But then again, if it can be swung faster, this maybe compensates?

Jens Nordlunde · 11th March 2007, 04:54 PM

I just had a look in Damascening on Steel and Iron, as Practised in India, London 1892, by T. H. Hendley. In the book he shows a flower on top of the disc, looking very much like the one on your tulwar. He writes that the hilt is from Punjab, NW India at the time, and the scabbard mounts are NW Indian/Afghan – so it all seems to fit together.

Jim McDougall · 11th March 2007, 05:42 PM

Excellent Jens!!!

It really is amazing when all the pieces fit! Looks like this old warrior might have seen service in the Khyber. Now theres a piece of history, and very plausibly connected to the colorful times in those regions associated with the British Raj.
All the best,
Jim

Pukka Bundook · 12th March 2007, 07:08 AM

Jens,
Thank you for the information!
It all seems to fit together now, and seems very logical.
Very interesting Re. the flower on the disc, wonderful to know, Thank you again!!

Re. the book on damascening you mention, I found a copy straight away, In Germany, but didn't buy it..........Seller wanted $5000 and odd dollars for it!

Jim,
Isn't it exciting when things all come together, and we at last can know with a fair degree of certainty where a piece came from?
.........and this one appears to come from an area with quite a bit of history!
Very fascinating!
Am glad now I didn't just dump it in disgust when I first saw it!
Will be happy when it can sit in its own restored scabbard. I think they both deserve a bit of peace.

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9th March 2007, 02:57 PM	#1
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Jens, I'll keep you up to date when I get to making the wood scabbard and top fitting, but it may take me a while to get at it!.....lots on my plate already. Greg, I agree that lightening the blade a bit moves POB back a bit and makes it faster, Only down-side could be it might not cut as strong. (less weight behind the stroke)........But then again, if it can be swung faster, this maybe compensates?

11th March 2007, 04:54 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I just had a look in Damascening on Steel and Iron, as Practised in India, London 1892, by T. H. Hendley. In the book he shows a flower on top of the disc, looking very much like the one on your tulwar. He writes that the hilt is from Punjab, NW India at the time, and the scabbard mounts are NW Indian/Afghan – so it all seems to fit together.

11th March 2007, 05:42 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,282	Excellent Jens!!! It really is amazing when all the pieces fit! Looks like this old warrior might have seen service in the Khyber. Now theres a piece of history, and very plausibly connected to the colorful times in those regions associated with the British Raj. All the best, Jim

12th March 2007, 07:08 AM	#4
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Jens, Thank you for the information! It all seems to fit together now, and seems very logical. Very interesting Re. the flower on the disc, wonderful to know, Thank you again!! Re. the book on damascening you mention, I found a copy straight away, In Germany, but didn't buy it..........Seller wanted $5000 and odd dollars for it! Jim, Isn't it exciting when things all come together, and we at last can know with a fair degree of certainty where a piece came from? .........and this one appears to come from an area with quite a bit of history! Very fascinating! Am glad now I didn't just dump it in disgust when I first saw it! Will be happy when it can sit in its own restored scabbard. I think they both deserve a bit of peace.