The Talwar is the most common sword in India and the blades vary enormously in size, curvuature and quality. The hilts generally have short, heavy quilions and disk pommels. They may or may not have finger guards that some have as many as three. Several other forms of hilts are also used. The Gatka practitioner are as careful of their swords and take as much pains to keep them in order as the Japanese samurai.