Shamshir
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A shamshir is a type of Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two words sham and shir. The curved "scimitar" sword family includes th
Uzbek warrior armed with bow and arrows, khanjar, flail, and a shamshir
Syrian shamshir from the Royal Armoury, Stockholm
Pulwar
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The pulwar or pulouar is a single-handed curved sword originating in Afghanistan.
Shamshir
…word shamshīr, which is made of two words sham ("fang") and shir ("lion"). The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulwar, and nimcha. A shamshir shekargar (Persian: شمشیر شکارگر, romanized: shamshir-e shekârgar, lit. 'hunters' sword or hunting sword') is a shamshir with…
Afghan pulwar, 19th century mounts, earlier (17th to 18th century) deeply curved 82 cm blade of damascus watered steel, inlaid on one side with maker's mark and Islamic inscription, other gold inlays throughout the blade, large iron hilt with characteristic down turned quillions and brass rivet caps, inside measurement 104 cm, leather over wood scabbard with iron chape.
Afghan police ca. 1880, a man near the centre of the group holds a scabbarded pulwar upright; to his left another man holds a Persian shamshir across his lap.