Gold inlaid tulwar

DaveS · 9th August 2016, 02:57 AM

Up for viewing is a gold inlaid tulwar. I posted this a couple of years ago but didn't get any comments so i thought i would try again. The blade is layer-welded, 29 inches long and 33 inches overall. Most of the silver on the handle is intact. The inlays look to me to either the sun with the planets around it or the moon with stars. Thoughts???????. Probably as with a lot of inlays some kind of talismanic symbols. there is a small stamp below one of the langents, makers mark????. Scabbard looks like a military type, not a native one. I'm guessing that this sword is probably from the middle 1800s. What do the experts here say.............Dave.

9th August 2016, 02:57 AM	#1
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Gold inlaid tulwar Up for viewing is a gold inlaid tulwar. I posted this a couple of years ago but didn't get any comments so i thought i would try again. The blade is layer-welded, 29 inches long and 33 inches overall. Most of the silver on the handle is intact. The inlays look to me to either the sun with the planets around it or the moon with stars. Thoughts???????. Probably as with a lot of inlays some kind of talismanic symbols. there is a small stamp below one of the langents, makers mark????. Scabbard looks like a military type, not a native one. I'm guessing that this sword is probably from the middle 1800s. What do the experts here say.............Dave. Attached Images