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Jens Nordlunde
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 Posted: Fri 09 Jan, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject: A Tulwar |
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This tulwar has a solid sivler hilt and a shamshir blade inlaid with a boduh and an inscription.
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Andrew Winston
Location: Florida, USA Joined: 17 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Fri 09 Jan, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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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?
"I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish.
And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing."
-Richard Milhous Nixon
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Jens Nordlunde
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| Posted: Sat 10 Jan, 2004 6:13 am Post subject: |
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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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