A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS BIJAPUR, with broad blade double-edged towards the point (perhaps associated), formed with a pair of fullers on each face and struck with a series of European style marks, pierced and chiselled iron hilt, comprising langets, a pair of short quillons, figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad tapering knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, shallow pommel with attenuated angular button and solid grip, decorated throughout flowers, foliage and beadwork borders, 83.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C79.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
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