Barbary corsairs/swords

M ELEY · 9th August 2008, 09:49 AM

Sorry to pull up this thread again, but another question and clarification.
OK, so from what we're talked about here, if one were collecting pirate swords of the Barbary Corsairs, the best weapon of representation would be the nimcha (Zanzibar swords, Berber sabers, koumiya, flyssa all having their "issues" as to origin, when they actually appeared on the scene, etc).

Jim mentions the Turkish kilij and yataghans as being appropriate representations of Turkish pirate weapons.

Any opinions on the MOST LIKELY weapons used by the Malay pirates? (parang?)
Same quesion for the Chinese pirates? (ken or ?)
Finally, what would have been typical for the East Indian pirates? (tulwar, firingi, or some of the more exotic types, I wonder?)

9th August 2008, 09:49 AM	#8
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,165	Sorry to pull up this thread again, but another question and clarification. OK, so from what we're talked about here, if one were collecting pirate swords of the Barbary Corsairs, the best weapon of representation would be the nimcha (Zanzibar swords, Berber sabers, koumiya, flyssa all having their "issues" as to origin, when they actually appeared on the scene, etc). Jim mentions the Turkish kilij and yataghans as being appropriate representations of Turkish pirate weapons. Any opinions on the MOST LIKELY weapons used by the Malay pirates? (parang?) Same quesion for the Chinese pirates? (ken or ?) Finally, what would have been typical for the East Indian pirates? (tulwar, firingi, or some of the more exotic types, I wonder?)