Scimitar
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scimitar-172-9724596
title:
Scimitar
text:
A scimitar is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African cultures. A European term, scimitar does not refer to one specific sword type, but an assortment of different Eastern curved swords inspired by types introduced to the Middle East by Central Asian ghilmans. These swords include the Persian shamshir, the Arab saif, the Indian talwar, the North African nimcha, the Turkish kilij, and the Afghan pulwar. All such swords are orig
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Middle-Eastern sabre with a curved blade
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar
date created:
2002-09-28T18:58:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T20:40:30Z
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13
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