Hello, all.

I was hoping someone here would be able to help me figure out just what this sword (saber?) is. All I know is that the script on one side of the blade is Punjabi.





Many thanks in advance!

i also have one of those, it has come up in a topic in the past, i think ive seen bangra dancers waving them about, mine has more etching to it on the blade though the hilt seems exactly the same

I used to have one, with a Tulwar hilt, that had an identical scabbard ( Mine red velvet instead of blue but the same gold stitching ) and was basically a 1960's / 1970's touristy/souvenir sword.

I think i bought mine in Montréal during the !967 World's Fair, " EXPO 67 ". One could also find these sold in Army Surplus type stores at the time as well as cheap Spanish swords of indifferent quality.

The blade had different markings looking more like some sort of Arabic script.

Blade shape with the short false edge was exactly the same in profile.

Assuming that I am correct it's a wallhanger reproduction and not an original.

Not sure who made these but the odds are good that it's very early Windlass made in India or a similar Indian company.

Thanks for the information, guys! I managed to pick this up at a garage sale five or six years ago for $1.50 CAD, but the guy selling it had no idea where it came from.