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Firangi (sword)
The firangi (; derived from the Arabic term (al- faranji) for a Western European ("Frank" )),〔Because the Frankish kingdom (Francia, the name origin of "France") dominated Western Europe for centuries, terms derived from "Frank" were used by many in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and beyond as a synonym for Roman Christians (e.g., ''al-Faranj'' in Arabic, ''farangi'' in Persian and Urdu, ''Frenk'' in Turkish, ''Feringhi'' in Hindi, and ''Frangos'' in Greek). See also Thai ฝรั่ง ''Farang''.(''ฝรั่ง fa rang'', thai-language.com, 2008 )〕 (Marathi:फिरंगाना) was an Indian sword type which used blades manufactured in Western Europe and imported by the Portuguese, or made locally in imitation of European blades.〔Stone and LaRocca, p. 229〕
==Physical characteristics==
The firangi sword characteristically had a long, , straight blade of either broadsword (two edged) or, more commonly backsword (single edged) form. The blade often incorporated one, two, or three fullers (grooves) and had a spear-tip shaped point. The sword could be used to both cut and thrust. Examples with narrow rapier blades have survived, though in small numbers. The hilt was of the type sometimes called the "Indian basket-hilt" and was identical to that of another Indian straight-bladed sword the khanda. The hilt afforded a substantial amount of protection for the hand and had a prominent spike projecting from the pommel which could be grasped, resulting in a two-handed capability for the sword.〔 Like other contemporary Indian swords the hilt of the ''firangi'' was usually of iron and the tang of the blade was attached to the hilt using a very strong resin, additionally, the hilt to blade connection was reinforced by projections from the hilt onto either face of the forte of the blade which were riveted together though a hole passing through the blade. The finest examples of this type of sword can have extensive gold ''"koftigari"'' decoration to both hilt and blade.
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