It's a shamshir?

[Valjhun]

Originally Posted by Battara

The top part of the blade (farthest away from the hilt) has the shape of a kilij, though an earlier form. I might call this a kilij.

Yes it has a double edge but, a true kilij is never grooved SUCH way. That blade looks more like one of thoose mounted on Sinai Bedouin swords and sometimes even on Nimchas. I agree with TVV that the blade might be European manufacture.

Yes, Flavio, it is a quite nice blade and nice crossguard, but I dont like the horn grip, wich it coukd be recent, especially the excessivelly downturned piece of it without any silver top and it seems that there never been one. Overall looks also too simple for a quality Syrian manufacture. I was intented to bid, but as a wise man said, one has to set his priorities.