Islamic Damascus Sabre, Antique (1450 - 1550)
Talwar, Persian, 22" inch overall, 1 1/4", wide disc pommel, central dome, stubby
quillions, langets, water textered curved metal blade,fuller, no knuckle bow, India,c.
18th century. The talwar "was apparently introduced into India viaPersia and was
probably a descedent of a Monghul sword." The talwar is an Indian sword influenced
by the Persianlran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western
Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came
into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally
as Persia ... shamshirShamshir A Shamshir is a type of sabre with a curve that is
considered radical for a sword: 5 to 15 degrees from tip to tip. The name is derived
from Persian ????? shamshir, which means "sword" ... and the TurkishTurkey Turkey ,
known officially as the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country that stretches across
the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of
southeastern Europe ... kilic. The difference between them is that the blade of a talwar
is wider than the blade of a shamshir, and lacks the expanded yelman (false-edge) of
the kilij. Due to its growing popularity in the Mughal Empire
Plain Hilts were the exception, the majority being decorated with intricate patterns of
intertwining foilage and similar designs, commonly inlaid with gold or silver. Hilts
made for important rulers and courtiers were sometimes enamelled or set with jewels.
The glue has been lost. The blade does not seem original to the hilt..