Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

Four Indian swords: the first a tulwar, curved blade 29 in., not broad but of heavy cross section, narrow back fullers, steel hilt of characteristic type with open grip and disc pommel; the next another tulwar, blade 27 in., hilt decorated with foliate silver koftgari; the next another tulwar, partial hilt with geometric silver koftgari decoration; the last a pulwar, broad blade 29 in. and with a slight yelman, steel hilt with drooping zoomorphic quillons, lacking the pommel. [4]