AN INDIAN DECCANI SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade cut with a series o

AN INDIAN DECCANI SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade cut with a series of slender fullers interrupted by incised scrolls, cut with a brass-filled inscription within a linear frame on one side (small losses) and two further inscriptions on the other, chiselled steel hilt retaining minute traces of silver finish, comprising a pair of button-shaped quillons, pierced langets decorated with foliage, recurved knuckle-guard formed as a stylized pair of Makara and with bifurcated tip, disc-shaped pommel fitted with fluted finial on a flowerhead washer, and integral grip 85.5cm; 33 3/4in blade The inscriptions include a mirrored or reversed Qur`anic inscription, in translation `Victory comes from God`.