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Post by wlewisiii on Jun 23, 2018 14:47:06 GMT
I found myself curious and finally purchased the tulwar talked about in this thread: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/54386/indo-persian-antique-tulwar-sash It arrived last night after some typical misadventures with UPS but safe and sound nonetheless. The pictures in the thread showed a basic used sword with a rather corroded hilt. The blade looked good enough and it is why I chose to go for the purchase. Upon unboxing I found a very interesting sword. It is lighter than most I have and the edge is in excellent condition. I have read and watched youtube videos on various Indian arms and have heard about how small the hilts are. This one is no exception and when I wear my usual glove I have to wrap my pointer finger over the ricasso ahead of the cross guard. It's still not completely comfortable but it was sufficent to test cut with the blade this morning. I am still quite new to cutting and tend to bat things around - not enough tip speed or proper edge alignment. Neither was an issue today as my targets (milk jugs and pool noodles) cut clean and easy. It may well be the pull cut that the tulwar hilt enforces? No matter, it put a big smile on my face. I have started searching for a larger hilt on eprey. When I find one I'll look at rehilting this because it's too good a blade to leave on the wall because it's uncomfortable to use.
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Post by Croccifixio on Jul 7, 2018 2:39:51 GMT
Very nice! I think asian swords have a tendency to be really good cutters, because armor wasn’t as prevalent (due to the climate). Tulwars are right there at the top in my view. Better than one-handed katana use to be sure. Probably equal to most battlefield Dao.
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