A SILVER-OVERLAID SWORD (TULWAR)
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A SILVER-OVERLAID SWORD (TULWAR)

NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

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A SILVER-OVERLAID SWORD (TULWAR)
NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Of typical form, with curved single-edged blade, the hilt and pommel silver-overlaid with elegant floral sprays, each quillon with a rosace, the blade possibly associated
37 ½in. (95.4cm.) long
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