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27 juin 2013

Firangi Sword, 18th Century, Indian

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Firangi Sword, 18th Century, Indian. 

Steel, gold, wood, velvet. Full Length: 107cm Blade Length: 84 cm.

The Firangi is an Indian weapon used by the Maratha tribes who made them with the blades of the swords that the Portuguese imported from Europe – hence the name "firangi" meaning foreigner – or were produced locally but imitating their characteristics.

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