Two Shamshir / Killij / Scimitar for comment

12th July 2020, 02:17 PM

David R

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

I think both of them are European.
As to terminology: both are “ Mameluke swords” for the Europeans, both are “kilij” for the Ottomans, both are “shamshirs” for the Persians or Indo-Persians.

I very much agree.

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