AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) FOR A BOY AND AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged at the point, characteristic silver hilt chased with foliage and flowers, and disc pommel formed as an expanded flowerhead; the second of russet iron, with reinforced tip (worn) and integral hilt with a pair of moulded grip-bars the first: 47.5 cm; 18 3/4 in blade (2)