Shamshir
| Shamshir | |
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 Syrian Shamshir, The Royal Armory, Stockholm Sweden. |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | saber |
| Designations: | Shamshir, Shamsheer, Chimchir |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Persia , ethnic groups from Persia |
| Distribution: | Persia |
| Overall length: | about 90 cm to about 99 cm |
| Blade length: | about 74 cm to about 86 cm |
| Handle: | Metal, ivory , wood, bone, jade |
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The Shamshir ( Persian شمشیر, English Lion’s Paw “paw of the lion” ), also Shamsheer , Chimchir , is a saber from Persia.
description
The Shamshir has a curved, single-edged blade. The blade becomes narrower from the handle to the location . The place is pointed. The handle has a cross-shaped guard. The booklet is either covered with handles made of different materials, or consists of one piece. The pommel is usually bent and made spherical. The scabbards are usually made of wood that is covered with sheet metal or fabric. The blade curvature is variable. There are slightly to strongly curved blades that are almost crescent-shaped. There are versions with a smooth or flamed blade or with a split point, which were modeled on the sword of Muhammad . The Shamshir was made in different regions. Among others in: Iran , India , the Balkans , Russia , Afghanistan , Turkey . The blade material ranged from simple steel to the finest Wootz steel available at the time. There are many variations that differ in length, shape, equipment, blade curvature and decoration (see web links). The Shamshir is a pure cutting weapon with a cutting effect. Due to the sharp curvature of the blade, it is almost impossible to use the site to stab it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint), page 550.
See also
literature
- Syed Zafar Haider: Islamic arms and armor of Muslim India. Bahadur Publishers, 1991, ISBN 978-969-8123-00-0 .
- Nick Evangelista : The encyclopedia of the sword , illustrated edition, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995, ISBN 978-0-313-27896-9 , pages 12, 172, 176.
- Robert Elgood: The arms and armor of Arabia in the 18th – 19th and 20th centuries. Scolar Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-85967-972-5 , pages 10, 21, 117.
- Richard Francis Burton : The book of the sword. 1884, Dover Publications, 1987, ISBN 978-0-486-25434-0 (reprint), page 126.
