Talwar saber, India, 19th century.

saber length 890 mm, blade length 765 mm, blade width at base 42 mm, back thickness at base 7 mm, saber weight 925 g

Half-locked hilt, steel frame. Cross-barbed yoke, with whiskers. The handle, together with the head and the hilt, made of a single piece of iron. The handle in the middle part has a characteristic bulge, the head has the form of a circular shield set horizontally and topped with a lump. The hilt is short, massive, with two wide whiskers. The blade is steel, wide, with moderate curvature. Profiled on both sides into a single, wide furrow. Long, double-edged feather with a clearly marked feather hammer. Adventitious stab. On the inner lobe at the height of the pawn, minted sword marks: two toothed sickles.
state of preservation: 4/4
provenance: auction house Fischer, Switzerland, auction 2004, item 525