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| | #REDIRECT [[Moplah sword]] |
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| | name = Moplah Sword
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| | origin = India
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| | type = Sword
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| | is_bladed = yes
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| | used_by = Moplah
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| | wars = Moplah uprising of 1921-22
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| <!-- Production history -->
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| | design_date = about 17th Century
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| | weight =
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| | length = 60 cm
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| | part_length = 35 cm
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| | width = 10 cm
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| | blade_type = Double
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| | hilt_type = Metal, wood, horn
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| | sheath_type = None a special silver belt worn on the back
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| [[File:Moplah.jpg|thumb|100px|A typical Mappila sword]]
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| The '''Moplah''' sword is a sword used by the Muslim population in the [[Malabar Coast]] in southwestern India.
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| The Moplah sword has been used since the 17th Century, both as a weapon and a tool. It was involved in several uprisings, including the [[Moplah uprising]] of 1921–22 against the British colonialists & Namboodri Brahmins Hindus in support of jihad.
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| == Description==
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| The Moplah [[sword]] has a light, wide and double-edged blade which is broader near to the tip, and runs slightly [[wikt:concave|concave]]. The blade is polished smooth, with no hollow-ground. In some versions, the blade has a strong middle section, which extends up into the tip.
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| The [[hilt]] is made of carved wood, horn or bone. The [[Hilt#Pommel|pommel]] is often covered with a metal disk. At the transition between the blade and hilt, decorations are often found, of traditional or religious significance in most cases.
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| The blades are about 35 cm long, at the widest point about 10 cm wide and the sword has a total length of about 60 cm.
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| The sword was without a [[scabbard]], being held in a wide belt worn on the back
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| == References ==
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| * Stone, G.C., LaRocca, D.J. (1999) ''[[A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times]].'' Courier Dover Publications {{ISBN|978-0-486-40726-5}}
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| * Egerton, W.E. (2002) ''Indian and Oriental Armour.'' Courier Dover Publications {{ISBN|978-0-486-42229-9}}
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| * Indian Museum (2002) ''Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour.'' Courier Dover Publications {{ISBN|978-0-486-42229-9}}
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| * Elgood, R. (1994) ''The Arms and Armour of Arabia in the 18th-19th and 20th centuries.'' Scolar Press {{ISBN|978-0-85967-972-5}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Moplah (Sword)}}
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| {{Islam in Kerala}}
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| [[Category:Blade weapons]]
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| [[Category:Indian swords]]
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| [[Category:Mappilas]]
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| [[Category:History of Kerala]]
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