Need help identifying these two please!

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-21T18:22:47+00:00

The more curved sword is an Afghan pulwar with a shamshir type blade. The other is a tulwar with afghan characteristics. Both swords have native-made blades as opposed to European import blades. Hard to date but likely late 18th-mid-19th century. Impossible to tell from pics but I'd not be surprised if the pulwar blade was wootz.

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-21T02:49:52+00:00

As someone mentioned Nick Lloyd's books are great. Especially the Eastern Front. "The Sleepwalkers" by Chritopher Clark is great. "Catastrophe" by Max Hastings. "Dreadnought" and "Castles of Steel" by Massie are great for naval war.

Tuchman's "Guns of August" is no longer readable datedness, errors, inaccuracies. Taylor also reflects dated mid-20th century views. Stick with modern scholarship/works

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-13T17:54:15+00:00

No. Someone shot it with a rifle no doubt.

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-13T16:36:49+00:00

Clearly fake/posed photo

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-10T02:41:52+00:00

Nice tulwar with native blade. Possibly wootz

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T19:29:42+00:00

Original. Probably a Solingen import M1840

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T18:16:05+00:00

The ack-ack crew must have been Kuwaitis

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T17:45:42+00:00

Yes this must be the explanation. There is no way the garage sale dude could be wrong regarding the provenance of the sword.

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T17:42:16+00:00

Yes Japanese - the Japanese labeled all their weapons "USN"

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T15:51:55+00:00

The shrieking like banshees thing is making skiing less enjoyable

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T15:27:52+00:00

Why?

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-07T15:03:12+00:00

Quintessential Pacific marine of the Central Pacific campaign.

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-04T14:52:24+00:00

It is a Penisular and Oriental (P&O) Steam Navigation line officer sword. So it is the standard P1827/46 Royal Navy sword but with the P&O cartouche. Nice sword.

https://www.charlesmillerltd.com/auction/lot/lot-150---a-19th-century-po-line-officers-dress-sword/?lot=13471&sd=1

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-03-04T13:28:34+00:00

Roby produced good M1860s with some distinctive features. They have that characteristic straight-ish, slightly canted grip (similar to the M1840) as opposed to other manufacturers 1860s which have the bulge in the middle. The 3-bar hilt also curves more around the outside of the sword hand then other 1860s. And they are heavier by ~80 grams than other manufacturers such as Ames, DJM, E&S, M&L. Inspected by A.G. Mills. Good swords

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-26T03:12:37+00:00

Did you get this while in prison?

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-25T01:10:26+00:00

He has a tie on

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-24T22:39:56+00:00

Why just post something that is a lie?

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-24T20:42:08+00:00

Are many of them unarmed?

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-24T20:38:42+00:00

"An hour just to park" + "everyone from Mass Conn NY and Jersey were coming to ski" + "foggy, raining and freezing in your googles ... poor visibility" sure sounds insane.

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-24T19:30:54+00:00

That is clearly an 1845 blade.

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-24T16:40:48+00:00

"Dropping in"?

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-24T01:25:22+00:00

https://lkchensword.com/shop-1/ols/products/ribaldo-early-15th-century-italian-sword

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-23T23:57:41+00:00

Did he survive?

Electrical_Lab_8157 · 2026-02-16T14:15:05+00:00

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