India, British Protectorate. A Talwar C.1890 Auction Archive the obverse centres bears a

the obverse centres bears a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons

sewn together by hand at the ends using white cotton twill

reinforcement spine with the sliding ventilation shutter

the reverse featuring an engraved Spanish soldier walking beside a lion beneath the Latin inscription CIVES

Gilded tombac

India, British Protectorate. A Talwar C.1890 Auction Archive the obverse centres bears aSword with a steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a semi sharp tip, the fuller running almost three quarters the length of the sword on both sides, name engraved on the flat spine where it butts the crossguard, the blade having experienced numerous nicks and spurs, likely due to non defensive use (possible forestry), along with extensive surface wear, the blade measuring approximately 580 mm in length. The blade is affixed to the hilt by