Middle Eastern swords Middle Eastern swords The kilij (also spelled kilic) is a sword used by the Ottoman Empire starting around the late 15th century. These blades were a distinct variation on the Turko-Mongol sabers that had been used over all the lands touched by the empire of the Khans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kilij"
A Nimcha is a single-handed sword from northwestern Africa, esp. Morocco. These blades are usually from the late 18th century onwards and are notable for often using older blades. Many nimcha have European blades from as early as the 17th century, and from as far away as Germany. With this variety of possible blade designs nimcha are distinct with the hilts that sport forward pointing qillions, and wooden handles with squared off "hooked" pommels. The cross guard will often have a knuckle guard which starts beneath the quillions and runs to the bottom of the pommel; on the opposite side of the hilt this path is normally continued into a 3rd quillion. These swords bear strong resemblances to the neighboring Arab saif. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nimcha"
A pulwar (also spelled pulouar) is a single handed curved sword from Afghanistan. Taking many features from the swords of neighboring lands, a pulwar might be described as "an Afghani talwar". Most existing pulwar date back to the early 19th century, and sport blades that greatly resemble those of the Indian tulwars of that time. Some do sport Persian blades which are slimmer and more curved and tapered towards the tip. The hilt is characterized by two quillions which are short and turned to point in the direction of the blade in the manner of some shamshir and saif. The pommel of the hilt is a flat disc that is so recognizable on Indian talwars. Often both hilt and blade can be ornately engraved with inscriptions, designs, and images. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pulwar"
The word saif is Arabic سيف and means "sword". As such it does not in and of itself denote anything more specific than "saber" or "back-sword" in its parent land. However, westerners have a tendency to categorize the various types of blades encountered abroad (and across history) by the local name for "sword". As such the post 16th century Arabian swords are normally referred to as "saif" among sword collecters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saif"
The term scimitar refers to a sword with a curved blade from western Asia (Middle East). ...more on Wikipedia about "Scimitar"
Shamshir (شمشیر) is the Persian ( Farsi- Iran) word for "sword" It has come to refer to a type of sabre with a curve that is considered radical for a sword: 15 to 30 degrees from tip to tip. Although the name has been associated by popular etymology with the city of Shamshir (which in turn means "curved like the tigers nail") the word has been used to mean "sword" since ancient times, as attested by the Pahlavi word šmšyl, and the Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (glossed as "foreign sword.") ...more on Wikipedia about "Shamshir"
Takouba is a Tuareg sword. ...more on Wikipedia about "Takouba"
The yatagan (Turkish spelling yatağan) is a type of Turkish sword (which even became known in other countries as the 'Turkish sword') used from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yatagan"
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