Agree with Teodor, many of these have all kinds of blades, European and/or earlier blades. I saw a few with early wootz blades.
Do you think this blade is Persian, Caucasian, or could be Armenian(?).
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Originally Posted by Kubur
... Last point, it's not a shamshir, but a kilij in Turkish or a saif in Arabic.
Best,
Kubur
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Kubur, as you know Kilij and Saif mean "sword" or "saber" in their respective languages. in a conventional sense, "Kilij" has more pronounced curve and yelman, and generally wider blade. Miguel's sword is variation of both, but is a shamshir nevertheless.