Can you help me identify this sword? -- myArmoury.com

Tim Anderson

Good day,

I am in possession of an interesting sword I have not been able to identify...

It has a brass hilt, a lion's head pommel, writing (I believe it to be Arabic / other Persian) engraved on the blade.

I will attach pictures. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Tim

Bennison N · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject:

Looks INDIAN to me...

I've seen these ones before.

Sa'ar Nudel · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

Judging only the hilt (from the photo) this is a contemporary turist market Indian saber.

Tim Anderson · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject: More pictures

Here are some more pictures...I know many are hard to see.

I think the writing is definitely a form of arabic though...

Thanks

Tim

Sa'ar Nudel · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

My identification stands. The script appears to be Sanskrit, not Arabic. I don't read it myself.

Norman McCormick · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject:

Hi,
In total agreement with Sa'ar, this is without doubt a modern tourist piece from India. I collect antique Indian pieces so have seen a lot of these sabres and variants thereof in my travels. Sorry for the disappointing appraisal.
Regards,
Norman.

Allan Senefelder · Industry Professional

These have been around in various gift catalogs since I was a kid, they made short and long versions as well as similar daggers and also more traditional disk tulwar hilts. I have a short sword with the horse head some place and the full size tulwar and both are secured with the brass nut. The horse heads came with a blue velvet scabbard and the tulwar hilts with a red velvet covered scabbard. Got 'em out of a catalog as a kid. Reproduction tourist stuff all the way.

Bennison N · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

It is Sanskrit. I'd need to see it all at once to tell you what it means. The punctuation marks in Sanskrit can change the whole meaning.

Tim Anderson · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: Thanks

Thanks for the replies...

Definitely surprising to me, though...I found it in Iraq.

Thanks again,

Tim

Tim Anderson · Posted: Mon 25 May, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: You guys were right

Copy link below...great job...you guys know your stuff. I was just....um....testing you.

aka...Good thing I found it in the middle of nowhere Iraq and didn't buy it.

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Hal Siegel · Industry Professional