This tulwar has a solid sivler hilt and a shamshir blade inlaid with a boduh and an inscription.

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Jens, it's hard to see in the photo, but is that blade wootz?

Also, is the cartouche in Arabic, Farsi or another language?

Andrew,

The blade is probably an import from Persia, or it could be made in India in Persian style – anyway the blade does not have a ricasso. Yes it is wootz, but rather dark.
I cant read the cartouche, but someone has translated it for me, it is supposed to say ‘Made by Mirza Ali’, and I think it is in Farsi.
The Buduh is a talisman inlaid on the blade, usually together with another inscription, a name, or a sentence. Most Buduh’s consist of four squares, but six or nine squares can also be seen.

Jens

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