Kirpans.

[13Mirch]

Are there any specifications for wearing Kirpans for amritdhari, as in it cannot be rusted etc. My one is a bit rusted, scratched.

[SikhiStore]

Our Kakaar including Kirpan are a gift from Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee and should be kept with care. So regarding your Kirpan, I think a few scratches are no big deal but you should try and clean it regularly to stop it from rusting.

This is a good way about it. Get yourself an empty fairy bottle or something similar. Fill it with about 2 inches of citric acid and fill the rest to the top with 50% fairy and 50% water. Give it a good shake before you use it and this will work wonders cleaning your Sarbloh items like your Sri Sahib. You only need a little bit each time so this will last you ages. For regular cleaning, a kitchen sponge will be fine, for more rusted items, you may need to soak the items and some fine steel wool works well.

We've actually had a few questions come through on SikhiStore taking care of Sarbloh items like Kirpans and Bata etc so we should be putting up some more detailed information on our website soon about how to clean and take care of these items.

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[13Mirch]

Can u please describe the process step by step please.