What is a scimitar sword?
The term Scimitar is a wide term that includes all thin, curved swords from Southwest Asia and the Middle East. The name is assumed that it is derived from the Persian word Shafsher , which means "Lion's Claw" because of its long curved design. The word has been translated by many languages to end up on Scimitar. Varieties include Arab Saif , Persian Shamshir , Turkish Kilij , Indian tulwar , Moroccan nimcha .
The Scimitar Sword is an ancient sword that dates back to 1600 BCE from the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Egypt used the Scimitar sword, then new technology to dominate the nearby opponents and spread its influence. Scimitar is gradually spreading around the regions and each culture has created its own adaptation.
Arab Saif is what most people refer to when they use the term scimitar . Saif is double, short and straight with a curved tip. Persian shamshirs are radically curved swords that most arcs the center of the bladee. Shamshirs have no pommel, very narrow blades and usually do not get to the tip at all.
Kilij is a sword Scimitar used by the Turks and the Ottoman Empire and appears around the 15th century. Kilij is a unique kind of scimitar, which has a slight narrowing on the plane of the blade until the last third of the sword, when the angles and deepen. After the first barbarians of the war, Bejeweled Kilij was presented to a naval officer who became a tradition in Marine Corp. Indian tulwar is almost identical blade as shamshir, with the exception of a wider blade. The word tulwar literally means "sword" in Hindi.
Moroccan Nimcha is a sword of Scimitar used at the end of the 18th century and usually forged using the blades of the swords, dating back to the 17th century as a blade from countries as distant as Germany. This created a wide range of nimcha and almost no two are the same. Afghan Pulwar is similar in the design of the blade as tulwar,But the cross guard at the angles of pulses towards the blade to catch the swords. Many pulses are engraved by decorative inscriptions and patterns.
Scimitar sword is used widely in the whole fantasy worlds. Many books and video games have Scimitar and are usually used by exotic characters or are in Arabic style. A common stereotype is the pirates using scimitars, although in fact they were often too cheeky and impatient for sword fighting.