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An Unusual Indian Tulwar18th/19th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,080 inc. premium
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18th/19th Century
18th/19th Century
The curved blade with bright waved cutting-edge double-edged en suite towards the point, the back of the blade chiselled with a decorative border along each side in imitation of a reinforcing plate, and with a gold-damascened rectangular panel containing Arabic calligraphy on each side of the forte, characteristic iron hilt decorated overall with gold-damascened flowering foliage and comprising pointed langets, button quillons, curved tapering knuckle-guard with bud-shaped finial, disc-shaped pommel with button finial on a dome, and flattened swelling grip
64.3 cm. blade
64.3 cm. blade








