victoriansword:A large Mughal steel-hilted Executioner’s Sword (tegha)Northern India, late
victoriansword: A large Mughal steel-hilted Executioner’s Sword (tegha) Northern India, late 18th/ early 19th CenturyThe single-edged curved steel blade becoming slightly wider before tapering to a point, with engraved decoration to the blade at the forte consisting of a repeated zig-zag design and an impressed circular stamp with inscription in nagari, the plain steel tulwar hilt with serrated foliate motifs around the pommel, the wood scabbard clad in leather with steel band and suspension ring at the top. 121 cm long. -- source link
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