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  1. 18thC Indo Persian Tulwar Sword - message me for full informationExcellent Tulwar in superb condition with a very strong triple fullered blade.Hilt has beautiful design-work and the sword has the bladesmith's marks. 18thC Indo Persian Khanda Sword - message me for full information Over 47 inches long and in high quality steel workmanship. Close-up of original confirms the marriage between blade and hilt is original. The huge blade has a T-section along the back from hilt to just short of the tip indicating the power these swords wield. The blade is considerably thickened along the spine. The basket shape handle is classical Indian beautifully pierced ending with a 4 inches pommel spike. Nice patina. Very good condition. A fine sword. 19thC Red Velour Scabbard will be included.
  2. Finding quality shastars in India is like trying to find that proverbial needle in a hay stack. So, brothers/sisters, do any of you have recommendations as to where high-quality, functional tulwars are being made in Punjab (or Delhi)? Your recommendations are appreciated. On that same note, if anyone has recommendations as to where to purchase puratan shastars, ideally made of wootz, that is also appreciated. Thanks in advance.
  3. Is there anywhere in Canada that you would recommend buying good shastars from? Not the regular show piece ones, something good and usable. Like 3 footy kirpans, khandas, katars, etc What should I look out for?
  4. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Why is literature on Indian martial arts so rare? There are countless books on Chinese, Japanese and Korean martial arts, but probably only about 5 Kalaripayattu books, and only 4 Gatka books (two in English and two in Punjabi). The first Gatka book was published in 1936 by K. S. Akali. He refers to Gatka as a ‘sport’ and exponents as ‘players’. No association to Sikh warriorhood, etc. And the pentra doesn’t seem correct. Also, it only covers the soti; no dhal talvar, barcha, etc. Then there is Nanak Dev Singh Khalsa’s Gatka book written in the 1980s. It’s mixed with H3O-style yoga. I remember emailing the author directly back in 2000 to obtain his book, which I had read about in an old online Gatka article. He told me to forget about the book and gave me the mobile number of his new Ustad, named… Nidar Singh! In 2000, I travelled to India specifically to obtain books on Indian martial arts (previously could only find brief mentions of IMA in desi magazines and newspapers). In India, I came across large book markets. They had tons of books on school education, poetry, religion, but no Gatka books. Fortunately, though, as I was about to leave from a small store, the shopkeeper pointed to a dusty old book. He said it was titled “Lathi Shiksha”. It was an illustrated manual on quarterstaff fighting written in deep Hindi. Includes some mystical-seeming geometrical patterns. I assume they are the directions of stick-fighting forms. It was so fragile that the pages would break off if bended. No date on it, but could be from the 1940s or 50s. There is a short booklet called Shastar vidya, by Baba Gian Singh (published by Budha Dal). I believe it was first published decades ago. Most of it is full of warrior philosophy and martial verses from the Dasam Granth. There are some dagger-fighting descriptions towards the end. Then there is a 2017 book called “Shastra vidya: The Ancient Indian Martial Art of the Hindu Kshatriyas”. It’s got textual evidence (from Hindu scriptures, epics and treatises) and includes illustrations to go with the descriptions. It covers weapons like bhindipal, vajr, trishul, gada, mayukhi, dhanush, etc. But it’s not by Nidar Singh! I’m surprised Nidar Singh hasn’t brought out a book yet on Shastar vidya.
  5. Are there any good Shastar makers out there who produce high quality products, at a reasonable rate, and also deliver overseas? If so, please post their details here. Thank you very much.
  6. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh We produce some very high quality Shastars. Tulwar, Khanda, Pech Kabj, Khanjars, Nagni Blade Swords, Special Taksali Swords, High Quality Wedding Swords, Gold and Silver Inlay work Swords and much More. Sending a single piece of shastar to UK/US/CAN/AUS is very expensive. As we have to pay extra to couriers to get them through. That money is taken by courier companies and is customers loss. So to save on this courier charges, we purpose distributors in following countries who will buy shastars in bulk at discounted prices and will also save a lot in Bulk shipping costs. So if we sell a shastar at $100 and shipping is $60, it costs $160 to customer. But if same customer buy it from our distributor, it may just cost $130 or even less. Which include Shastar cost + Shipping + Profit. So in this way everyone is in benefit. We get bulk sales, distributor gets discounted prices + discounted shippings plus his profit and customer get lower prices. For more details contact us on info@akaalcreations.com or +91-9569268811 For more photos of our work go to www.akaalcreations.com Regards
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