Indo-british

grendolino · 25th December 2017, 10:17 PM

to Ariel: But here is contradictory. The latin script numbers are on the tulwar handle. And arabic script on the blade.

to Francatolin: the difference is in the finials of crossguards - yours are the Deccan style palmettes, the one I found are typical northern round ones. Maeby they both came from England? Like Moles from Birmingham?

David R · 26th December 2017, 08:59 PM

The Indian customs service has a habit of stamping numbers on antique weapons as a means of tracking and controlling exports. I think this might be an example of such practice.

25th December 2017, 10:17 PM	#1
grendolino Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 37	to Ariel: But here is contradictory. The latin script numbers are on the tulwar handle. And arabic script on the blade. to Francatolin: the difference is in the finials of crossguards - yours are the Deccan style palmettes, the one I found are typical northern round ones. Maeby they both came from England? Like Moles from Birmingham?

26th December 2017, 08:59 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,057	The Indian customs service has a habit of stamping numbers on antique weapons as a means of tracking and controlling exports. I think this might be an example of such practice.