INDIAN STEEL TALWAR SWORD

Ca. AD 1700 - 1800. A talwar with a long curved single-edged blade tapering to a rounded point. The iron hilt has a waisted grip, a disc pommel with a central knop, and a crossguard with rounded quillons. A pair of pointed langets extend over the base of the blade. Size: 915mm x 95mm; Weight: 910g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in M. Ebnother collection, Switzerland, 1980s.