Shamshir Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
A shamshir is a curved sword of Indo-European origin, with a curve that is considered radical for a sword: 15 to 30 degrees from tip to tip. It takes its name from the Persian city of Shamshir which in turn means curved like the tigers nail. This sword was used in Persia by the 16th century, and had variations into Turkey (the kilic), Mughal India, and the ajoining Arabian world. Shamshir at times was called 'samsir'; this is the root of the word scimitar which is now a more inclusive (though perhaps inaccurate) term.It features a slim blade that has almost no taper untill the very tip. Instead of being worn upright, they are worn horizontally, with the hilt and tip pointing up. This was normally used to slashing unarmored opponents either on foot or mounted: while the tip could be used for thrusting, the drastic curvature of blade made accuracy difficult. Like Japanese blades, there is no pommel and it is not quilloned, with a very small handguard. The blade was attached by a flat slab tang with rivets to the scale grip. A shamshir is a one-handled single-bladed sword.
It was similar in design to its contemporary, the Indian tulwar.
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