- The
talwar (pronounced [t̪əlʋaːr]), also
spelled talwaar and
tulwar, is a type of
curved sword or
sabre from the
Indian subcontinent. The word
talwar originated...
- saif, a
feature typical of
swords produced in
Qajar period Iran. Like the
tulwar, the hilt is made of iron, and is
attached to the tang of the
blade by a...
- Lucknow, in
saving the life of
Captain Irby,
warding off with his
firelock a
tulwar cut made at his head by a sepoy, and in
going out
under a
heavy fire to...
-
Detail of 17th–18th C.
Indian tulwar/shamshir...
- All
Steel Deccani Sword, the
Tulwar...
-
sabers Mameluke sword – a
derivative of the
kilij Pulwar Saif
Shamshir Tulwar Yatagan –
another distinctive Turkish sword Sabre Szabla Scimitar Dictionary...
- some
examples of the
Indian tulwar. This
similarity prompted some
Indian armourers to re-hilt old 1796
pattern blades as
tulwars later in the 19th century...
- the full size
tulwar sword. By the 20th
century the
kirpan carried by
Sikhs had
evolved from the
typical 76 cm (30 inch)
blade of a
tulwar sword to a short...
- purpose. The
gallery also
showcases a
tulwar which belonged to
Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II (1912). The
tulwar's hilt has
chequered grip and
pommel steel...
-
received a blow on the head from a
tulwar,
another on the left arm,
which severed his
chain gauntlet glove, a
tulwar cut on his
right arm,
which fortunately...
