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Tulwar sword

before 1919

India

Medium
iron with gold inlay; steel blade
Measurements
Overall: 81.3 cm (32 in.); Blade: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1919.54
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Not on view
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A tulwar, a curved steel sword, stands vertically. A textured, gold-patterned hilt is capped by a disc-shaped pommel with a small loop. A thin handguard curves to the left, connecting pommel to cross-guard. The blade sweeps rightward, marked near the base with etched circular and linear markings. A narrow groove runs along the center of the steel toward its point. Silver-gray tones and weathered textures define the length of the sharpened blade.

Tulwar sword

before 1919

India

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