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A RARE INDIAN TROOP ISSUED UNIT-MARKED INDO-PERSIAN TULWAR,
mid 19th Century, with 25in. curved steel blade with a flat spine, spear point and narrow fullers on each side, double-edged for the last 6in., service-sharpened with the top draw-back edge also sharpened, top of blade stamped with '27.5.47 S. 2003', heavy steel hilt of baluster form with long, squared langets, cross-guard with button terminals, 3 1/2in. diameter pommel disc topped with additional radial sun disc and spike, grip stamped with '23 3/36 S: 1992', together with its leather-covered wooden scabbard, some rust staining to blade and an edge crack to the pommel disc, 30in. overall
Provenance: Similar unit-marked tulwars have been attributed to the Bikaner arsenal in Rajasthan
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Estimate £150-200
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