Women at War 1939-1945 Nursing: Close-up of Lady Mountbatten, wearing the uniform of the St John’s Ambulance Brigade, sitting next to a small round table in the drawing room of her house in Belgrave Square, London.
Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856] Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts” c.1841-42 - The center figure with the laurel wreaths is an allegory of the arts, the woman in green is an allegory of medieval art, the woman in red sitting next to her is an allegory of ancient Greek art, directly across from her is a male figure that is an allegory of ancient Roman art, and next to him is a woman in red who is an allegory of the Renaissance. The other figures from left to right are: Germain Pilon, Pierre Puget, Giambologna, Ictinos, Apelle, Phidias, Philibert Delorme, Baldassarre Peruzzi and Erwin von Steinbach.
Possibly from Sindh, with silver koftgari decorated hilt. Blade length: 29 3/4” Grip length: 3 1/2” Overall length (blade point to pommel finial): 34 1/2” Point of balance: ~7 1/2”
This is my first tulwar, and I love it. It feels very different to my British swords, as might be expected. Luckily the grip is not too small for my hand, but it is still a nice snug fit. There is very little distal taper to the blade. The blade’s spine is 1/4” wide at the base, and tapers to 3/16” wide about 5 1/2” from the base. It remains 3/16” until the yelman, at which point I lack the tools to measure further taper.
With the blade just short of 30", interesting that this is not nearly as large as it appears in the first photo. All about proportion, and at 3.5" on the grip, that’s a snug fit, indeed!
*anxiously awaiting comparison posts with your British swords
Unfortunately I’m not a good photographer, so there may be some weird perspectives that make the tulwar appear to be as long as swords that are actually longer.
Tulwar and British Pattern 1822 Infantry Officer’s Sword (c.1822-30), ~32” blade
Tulwar and British Pattern 1845 Infantry Officer’s Sword (c.1850), ~32” blade
Tulwar and Indian Army Sowar’s (cavalry trooper) Sword (late 19th century), ~31” blade
Tulwar and British Pattern 1853 Cavalry Trooper’s Sword (c.1853-60), ~36” blade
Much obliged! I’m still stuck on grip size comparisons on, like, all of these, but especially the Sowar’s and the 1853. Crazy!
Quite a difference! The P1822 has the shortest grip of all the British-made swords. Although all the British swords allow for a thumb up the back grip, the longer ones are obviously much more comfortable for that type of grip. The tulwar grip is comfortable, but tight.
Lovely Tulwar with beautiful detailing on the grip, congratulations. Interested to hear what the profile taper is of the blade, ¼ inch thickness is thinner than I would have guessed.
Also, great comparison photos showing the photographic distortion so will illustrated. I’ve found similar issues trying to compare the scabbard length to blade length from photos. Almost need to rest one on top of the other.
A one-pound coin: When introduced, the “pound sterling” was worth 240 sterling silver pennies. Large payments were made in “pounds of sterling”, hence the name when the coin was introduced.
![Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts” c.18](https://64.media.tumblr.com/d1c0165a6ddf267fa8a1cb774af6e4a8/734daad2b540093d-39/s1280x1920/8df3636d6638eab3bc93fcb3d7d460466c3f9fba.png "Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts” c.18")
