Tulwar?

[Chiro75]

What info can you give on the Tulwars? I spotted them in the long knives pic and liked what little I could see. Any info (specs, prices, history, etc) would be much appreciated.

 

[Bill Martino]

These are the new and improved BirGorkha tulwars -- kamis call them tarwars. I'll post specs, pix, and price when they get here.

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[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 06-14-2000).]

 

[Smoke]

Chiro, 'tulwar' is the Indian name for that curved sword. The real main difference is the handle, a lot of Indian models have a handguard and are one handed. Around 28-32" they come in basically 2 lengths, a "Naval" (fighting on ships) and the standard version. They can thrust and chop but are best for cuts and slashes.

 

[Bill Martino]

Thanks for input, Smoke. Many Indian and Nepali words are very similar but not exactly the same and the word for the short sword is one of these -- tulwar in India, tarwar in Nepal.

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