Syrian shamshir, The Royal Armoury, Stockholm Sweden.
A shamshir (Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Persian/Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two words sham(fang) and shir(lion)". The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulwar, and nimcha.
A shamshir shekargar (Persian: شمشیر شکارگر, romanized: shamshir-e shekârgar, lit. 'hunters' sword or hunting sword') is the same as a shamshir, except the blade is engraved and decorated, usually with hunting scenes.[1]
^A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, By George Cameron Stone, Donald J. LaRocca, 1999, pg. 553
A shamshir (Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Persian/Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made...
alongside other scimitar-type weapons such as the Arab saif, the Persian shamshir, the Turkish kilij, and the Indian talwar, all of them ultimately based...
Western Asia, kilij became the dominant sword form. The Iranian (Persian) shamshir was created during the Turkic Seljuk Empire period of Iran/Persia. The...
The saif (Arabic: سيف), sometimes called a shamshir (from Persian: شمشیر), depending on the era, originated in Arabia before the 7th century. Little is...
Middle East by Central Asian ghilmans. These swords include the Persian shamshir (the origin of the word scimitar), the Arab saif, the Indian talwar, the...
The talwar belongs to the same family of curved swords as the Persian shamshir, the Turkish kilij, Arabian saif and the Afghan pulwar, all such swords...
Surendra Bikram Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज सुरेन्द्र विक्रम शाह देव), (20 October 1829 – 17 May 1881), was the sixth King of Nepal. He became the...
Shamshir Mahalleh (Persian: شمشيرمحله, also Romanized as Shamshīr Maḩalleh) is a village in Feyziyeh Rural District, in the Central District of Babol...
authors describing Japan, acinaces is used for katana. However, the Persian shamshir is a relatively recent weapon, and did not exist in antiquity. The Achaemenid-era...
Shamshir Khaneh (Persian: شمشيرخانه, also Romanized as Shamshīr Khāneh; also known as Shamshīr Khānī) is a village in Sardabeh Rural District, in the Central...
Shamshir Gard (Persian: شمشيرگرد, also Romanized as Shamshīr Gard and Shamshīr Gerd; also known as Shamshīrābād) is a village in Estabraq Rural District...
meant for slashing and draw-cutting, it bore a strong resemblance to the shamshir and scimitar. A fairly uncommon weapon, it was generally used by skirmishers...
PNS Shamsheer or PNS Shamsher also sometimes PNS Shamshir, meaning "sword", may refer to the following ships of Pakistan Navy: PNS Shamsher (K392); ex...
worn by marines: the officers' Mameluke Sword, similar to the Persian shamshir presented to Lt. Presley O'Bannon after the Battle of Derna, and the Marine...
weapons similar to the machete, but quick slashing weapons more similar to shamshir or sabres despite their wide blade. Unlike Central European messers, and...
the true kilij, while being wider and also less curved than the Persian shamshir. In short, the hilt retained its original shape. but the blade tended to...
Shamshir Rural District (Persian: دهستان شمشير) is in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shamshir...
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