18th Century Indian Talwar Battle Sword, Heavily Used, Bent Blades, Broken Handles, Missing Point

18th Century Indian Talwar Battle Sword, Heavily Used, no scabbard, could have any / all of the following, bent blades, broken handles, missing pointed tip, primitive repairs.

Sold Individually, one sword only.

Multiple swords pictured to show the variety of styles and conditions we are selecting from.
Swords may be bent or have pieces broken off the handle / hilt, possibly missing the pointed blade tip or show repairs made in the field to fix battle damage.
Most show years of wear, marring, rust, pitting, grime, etc...

If you want to own a implement of war that shows its history, these are for you!
Iron Talwar pattern sword used for many decades mainly on the Indian continent.
The word talwar originated from the Sanskrit word taravāri (Sanskrit: तरवारि) which means “one-edged sword”.
Talwar also means ”sword” in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu.
The Talwar was the product of the marriage of the curved blade derived from Turco-Mongol and Persian swords and the native all-metal Indo-Muslim hilt.
Like many swords from around the world the Talwar has acquired a more specific meaning.
The typical Talwar is a type of sabre, characterized by a curved blade (without the sharp curve of some Persian swords), possessing an all-metal hilt with integral quillons and a disc-shaped pommel.
Unfortunately, South Asian swords, while showing a rich diversity of forms, suffer from relatively poor dating (so developmental history is obscure) and a lack of precise nomenclature and classification.
The Talwar was produced in many varieties, with different types of blades.
Some blades are very unusual, from those with double-pointed tips "Zulfikar" to those with massive blades (sometimes called tegha - often deemed to be executioner's swords).
However, all blades are curved, and the vast majority of Talwars have blades more typical of a Sabre.
The Talwar has a distinctive, all-metal, Indo-Muslim hilt, developed in Medieval western India.
The increasing influence in India of Turco-Afghan, and later Turco-Mongol, dynasties in the Late Medieval and subsequent eras led to ever greater use of sabre-like, curved swords.
By Mughal times, the Talwar had become the most popular form of sword in the Subcontinent.

What we are offerring for sale is an antique hand made Talwar battle sword (as pictured).
The sword will have varying styles and blade lengths, no 2 are identical.
The battle sword will have rust, pitting and wear.
Handles and blades are as described above, not pretty, but artifacts of a time when combat was with blades.
These do exhibit a LOT of history and have seen a lot of use.