11th July 2006, 04:51 AM | #1 |
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Kirach and Firangi
Can anyone describe to me the difference between a Kirach and a Firangi sword?. Pictures would help too..!
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14th July 2006, 01:07 PM | #2 |
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Welcome to the forum, and sorry for the late response.
Firangi (can be spelled in different ways) has a straight European blade, usually longer than most Indian swords. See the picture. Kirach has an Indian, one edged blade, usually with a false edge. The special thing with the Kirach is, that the blade close to the tip curves towards the edge. For a picture, have a look at the link. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=683&highlight=Kirach |
14th July 2006, 01:51 PM | #3 |
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Strange , Jens your link didn't work for me .
Another try . http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=kirach |
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Here is one that I picked u a few years back from Artzi. The other link is another style of kirach.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=903 http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=376 Lew |
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But... What about curved European blades? The term Alemani applied to swords with a curved cavalry saber blade. Likely, the early examples were German and then the term just spread around. Many European trade blades bore an inscription "Fringia" or suchlike (the place that did not exist) just to assure an Oriental buyer that the sword was indeed "Firanghi". Jens is unquestionably correct in his general definition: Firanghi in principle is an Indian sword with an European blade. Just that history and linguistics play bewilderingly complex games; the definitions become blurred, mutant and ultimately imprecise, because "fusion swords" defy rigid classification rules. |
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14th July 2006, 03:17 PM | #6 |
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Yes Ariel, you are of course right. My definition was very general, as other blades and names and ways of spelling were connected to the term ferangi.
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14th July 2006, 03:56 PM | #7 |
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There is no disagreement, it is just the mutually shared morass of definitions
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15th July 2006, 03:13 AM | #8 |
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Thanks for the info guys. But what i want to know is, where was the kirach primarily used. I know it was mainly in the deccan but where in?. and what swords were used and made in Hyderabad Deccan. Thats the only thing thats been getting to me !!!
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