- The
pulwar or
pulouar (پلوار) is a single-handed
curved sword originating in Afghanistan. The
pulwar originated alongside other scimitar-type
weapons such...
- The
curved "scimitar"
sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar,
pulwar, and nimcha. A
shamshir shekargar (Persian: شمشیر شکارگر, romanized: shamshir-e...
-
Indian talwar, the
North African nimcha, the
Turkish kilij, and the
Afghan pulwar. All such
swords are
originally derived from
earlier curved swords developed...
-
European cavalry sabre.
Terms for the "scimitar"
curved sword:
Kilij (Turkish)
Pulwar (Afghanistan)
Shamshir (Persia)
Talwar (Indo-****stani)
Yataghan (Turkish)...
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Szabla Turko-Mongol
sabre Scimitar Arab
sword Kilij Mameluke sword Nimcha Pulwar Shamshir Talwar Scythe sword Seax
Sikin Panjang Sorocaban knife Surik (sword)...
- (sword) Turko-Mongol
sabers Mameluke sword – a
derivative of the
kilij Pulwar Saif
Shamshir Tulwar Yatagan –
another distinctive Turkish sword Sabre Szabla...
- as the
Persian shamshir, the
Turkish kilij,
Arabian saif and the
Afghan pulwar, all such
swords being originally derived from
earlier curved swords developed...
- (Middle Eastern)
Nimcha (African)
Parang Nabur (Bornean)
Piandao (Chinese)
Pulwar (Middle Eastern) Scimitar, saif (Middle Eastern)
Shamshir (****stani, North...
- dome of Ruwi Mosque. Oman
portal Firangi Janbiya Jile
Keris Khanda Kilij Pulwar Sabre Saif Sgian-dubh
Shamshir Zulfiqar Arabic: خَنْجَر, Kurdish: xencer...
- and
India brought these sabres to the subcontinent,
developing into the
pulwar and
talwar respectively in the 16th century.
While these Islamic blades...
