Rick, you have an unusual kirach, the width if the blade, the very long false edge, with a thick spine of only about 8 inch, it would normally be about 14 inches longer, the reinforced tip is also unusual, although you see it now and again, the marks on the blade are seen before, but where they have been put, gives me a feeling that the meaning is something else than decorative – only I don’t know what it is. The tulwar/basket hilt is seen, but not very often, and I think they stopped using these hilts somewhere around early 19th century. The flower on top of the disc, and the form of the hilt points towards the Sikhs although the feared Maratha warriors in Deccan mostly used these swords; they most probably spread to other areas too. All in all a real fighting sword and a rare kirach, congratulation.
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