Scimitar
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A scimitar is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade of about 75 to 90 cm associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, and North African cultures. A European term, scimitar does not refer to
Arabs with scimitars from Boulanger's painting A Tale of 1001 Nights
Two styles of scimitars: an Egyptian shamshir (left) and an Ottoman kilij (right)
Talwar
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The talwar, also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent.
Scimitar
…to one specific sword type but an assortment of different Eastern curved swords. 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 originally derived from earlier curved swords developed in…
Typical 18th-century talwar, with iron disc hilt and knucklebow, and a fullered blade.
Talwar with a wootz blade and silver koftgari decoration to hilt and blade forte. Note the widening of the blade near the tip.
Talwar hilt without knuckle bow, with extensive silver koftgari decoration
Talwar hilt with knuckle bow, 19th century, silver koftgari decoration, damascus steel blade.