Tarwar

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Manoucher Moshtagh

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I would like to know about the performance of the blade, weight, length and the POP and some cutting test results.

Is this sword based on some historical models?

Regards,

Manoucher
 
First of all, Welcome to the forums. Second, I can't answer your questions but I too am interested in the answers. The forum is a little quite lately but people should be along later to answer them. There is a holiday here in the States this weekend so a lot of people will be traveling and away from their computers. There are some real knowledgeable people here, but it may take a while to hear from them. In the mean time, browse through the archives and you are sure to find some more information.
 
Try going here and looking under the geographical index, especially the Tibetan swords. You can see the influences of Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, China, India, Persia...

http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/index.html#anchor642315

At least it's a start. And welcome.

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[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 05-24-2001).]
 
I have just ordered a Tarwar, which should arrive within the next days. I'll most probably post a picture and some specs here. Or, if you are ever close to Bonn or Cologne, drop me an e-mail, maybe we could even meet.


anton
 
Yes I am the same Manoucher. Trying to find a new forum besides Sword Forum. I am going to collect Kukris besides my swords and daggers collection.
 
My Tarwar (made by Bura) arrived today, just a few hours ago, but I can’t resist posting a few initial impressions. Fit is excellent, finish is good, (the degree of polishing varies a bit on the two sides of the blade), blade is absolutely straight, and the primary bevel is symmetrical.
The handle is made out of oak with a very nice grain and a very smooth finish; it feels a little large for my hands (3.75”x 7.25”), but I can safely control the blade. The only minor imperfection is on the “handleward” side of the small oval brass “tsuba”, which has a slightly rough finish.
The scabbard is sturdy and well build with a chape that might serve well as a weapon in its own right
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; tooling is ok, but not overly fancy. The frog is interesting. The belt loop is fastened with 6 rivets to the “scabbard loop”, and the heads of the rivets on the inner side of the belt loop are even covered with a piece of leather in order not to scratch your belt – nice touch. The frog is constructed for horizontal carry. If worn on a normal belt, it hangs around a 30-40° angle and is quite comfortable.

The only “testing” I have done so far was cutting 8 mm thick (0.32”) pine plywood against the grain, and this was pretty impressive. Cuts mostly were around 10 cm (4”) deep, not too bad, considered the makeshift set-up of the plywood (leaning on two small rocks, and the board was only 10” high, so hitting the board on the floor was somewhat awkward).
Much more “work” to do! This is a short sword on steroids (have you ever had this urge to browse through your wardrobe, searching this black coat, roam through the streets at night, looking out for hostile trees, fenders, cow-spines, melons, bears - wait, did I just say bears? Help, I am getting carried away!) What about a warning label: Careful, steel with an attitude?

Blade: 52.5 cm long (20.75”), thickness tapering from 9mm to 5mm, width 3.5 cm (1.4”) near the hilt and 4.5 cm (1.8”) at the widest point
Handle: 20.5 cm (8”)
Point of balance: 14 cm (5.5”) in front of the “tsuba”
Center of percussion: Hard to measure objectively, since the blade is too thick to vibrate noticeably, but I’d guess somewhere around 8-10 cm (3-4”) back of the tip
Weight: 1.1 kg (2 lbs, 6 oz)

btw, has anybody ever found a good excuse for a shaved left forearm?
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[This message has been edited by Anton Irmen (edited 05-28-2001).]
 
You can always use the "I had minor surgery and they had to shave the area" excuse for knifer's mange. Works on dumb people who don't ask "where's the scar?"

'Course, when you're trying to explain the two on your calf, one on your thigh, completely bare dorsum of left hand, etc. . . well, it kinda wears thin.
 
Shaved areas are a completely normal by-product of knife collecting and "edge awareness". Those who need an explanation would not understand anyway, so don't bother.

Bald spot on thigh?? That one may be an early indication of the dreaded "Bobbitt Syndrome". BRrrrr!!
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Anton,

You live in Bonn? I considered Bonn home for quite a few years. We moved there on 04 JUL 78. My parents lived there for nine years. I finished my last two years of high school there and then went off to Ohio University. I came home each and every year though for summer break. My Dad was a civilian working for DOD at the American Embassy. We lived in the international community called Plittersdorf. Not far from the Kennedy Allee Bridge and the Bundesgarten that was constructed while we lived there. I've heard the whole American and international community is gone now that the capitol moved to Berlin. Very sad really, Bonn was such a quiet medium sized city compared to most national capitols.

I guess the city has really changed since all the various embassies and government agencies have gone to Berlin? It really will be a sleepy little city on the banks of the Rhine now. The last time I was there was summer of 1985 so I haven't even been in Deutschland since the Wall came down. So many changes. I would love to have a month to just drive around and soak it all in. I really loved the country and the people. The trains, U-bahns, buses, food, and beer are all part of the larger picture. And growing up as a driver on the Autobahn has its assets as well. I feel I'm a better driver than most Americans because of the experience I gained over there.

Enjoy it. There were a lot of reasons that I never really considered staying there (the gun laws and population density being paramount) but Europe is such a special place. I've got to find a way to bring the whole family over once the children are old enough to remember it.

Gregg
 
Gregg, don’t remind me what a really nice town Bonn is – I have to move in about two weeks (new job). Not only that I really do not like moving, I am certainly going to miss this town, where I have lived for nearly 12 years. I am (still) living in Ramersdorf, nice place east of the Rhine, very close to the “hills”. Actually, Bonn hasn’t fallen back into sleep-mode after the government moved to Berlin, since the “Deutsche Telecom” moved in at the same time. They are now by far the biggest employer here. And there still are around 40,000 students at the university, so it is not that boring. But, the special touch of the capital has gone. I always liked it, and I liked the fact that you could meet and sometimes even talk to rather high-ranking politicians you met on the street. Combined with the fact that people here were not actually afraid of “authorities” and show a rather practical attitude when confronted with problems, this was something pretty healthy for our democracy. You just need a “small town”, without any impressive, representative buildings – and politicians might find out that there is actually a real world with real people out there.
About the autobahn: there might be a little bit of practical Darwinism involved in its concept – but I also enjoyed driving in the US . Ok, at least the first few months, at some point (after driving from Casper to Shoshoni a few times), I got convinced that the speed limit in Wyoming is not in balance with the rather large distances. I was, however, never able to make this point entirely clear to the highway patrol
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Anyway, I am really glad you liked it here
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anton
 
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