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7th May 2016, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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pulwar
various pulwars with local blades
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7th May 2016, 09:36 PM | #2 |
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Ward,
These pictures really are most interesting - from where do you have them? Jens |
7th May 2016, 11:11 PM | #3 |
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I like pulwars and collected them for a while. I have 5-6 more and probably sold another 10 or so the last couple years.
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8th May 2016, 03:54 AM | #4 |
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Ward,
Can we see the blade of the 4th from the top one in the last pic? The one with brass decorations on the handle? I have a very similar one, with a wootz blade. |
9th May 2016, 09:15 AM | #5 |
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Thanks all for the information, the Price I paid was cheaper . maybe I re sold with a low Price to try to recover some money.
thanks again carlos |
10th May 2016, 09:34 PM | #6 |
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Carlos, regardless of the disappointing blade on this, please remember this is an outstanding old paluoar hilt, and it is amazing whoever had it could not find a more suitable blade. I have always thought these hilts most intriguing and excellent examples of Afghanistan in the earlier 19th century, when it was regarded as northern India in the British Raj. As such, these swords were simply thought of as tulwars (Egerton , 1884) and represented these regions as one of the most turbulent geo-political regions in the world.
For those who wish to know more on the circumstances which certainly prevailed in the times of these sabres and this hilt as well, I would recommend Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game", a great book! |
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