Mmmm, Fer...I donīt believe the arabs of the conquest used any curved sword, but very late on the 15th Century. This venetian weapon I believe is a sttorta, and the longsax is a similar weapon, but maybe all of them are called "alfanjes" by the spaniards, so the word continues being ambiguos, and does not designates a precise and specific weapon. Seems a good sword to figh on the sea, by the way. Miguel de Cervantes fought against the turks in the maritime battle of Lepanto, where he lost a hand.
Regards
Gonzalo
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