Original 17th Century Indian Maratha Empire Firangi / Khanda Rajput Warrior Battle Sword with Marked Blade Conflict On early examples the scabbard

On early examples the scabbard shell surface was factory blackened using a metal bluing process

There may also be Nepalese arsenal markings

or Tombak (an alloy made from a combination of copper and zinc) with German silver fittings

Our example here is very faintly dated S

The signal colors are indicated by the closing wad

Original 17th Century Indian Maratha Empire Firangi / Khanda Rajput Warrior Battle Sword with Marked Blade Conflict On early examples the scabbardOriginal Item: Only One Available. Found in the Palace of Lagan Silikana in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 this is an example of one of the earliest types of Indian battle swords dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Although it has a resemblance to a Tulwar it is in fact called a KHANDA and was based on swords carried by early European explorers to India 500 years ago. The blades were sometimes actual European blades resembling those used by knights