Persian Scimitar, circa 1700
The original scimitar was called a shamshir, (which meant "lion's tail") and had a deeply curved blade that was almost a half-circle. Developed in Persia, this type of blade was effective for draw cuts, but other than that, of limited utility. This caused the blade to shift its shape into a more useful version, which we have chosen to copy. More information...
Persian Scimitar, circa 1700
This is a beautiful and romantic sword copied from the Hank Reinhardt collection. The blade is quite effective, being able to draw cut as well as slash, and the point is quite useful in the "hooking" thrust often used. Made from high carbon steel by Windlass Steelcrafts®. Grip is wood, and the guard and scabbard furniture are steel.
Scabbard features metal throat, mid-collar and chape.
- Blade Material: 1075 High carbon steel.
- Overall length 91 cm
- Blade length 77.5 cm
- Length of crossguard 14.5 cm
- Blade width at crossguard 29.8 mm
- Blade thickness at crossguard 4.4 mm
- Length of fuller 65 cm
- Blade width 10 cm in front of the tip 24.2 mm
- Blade thickness 10 cm in front of the tip 3.5 mm
- Caution, razor-sharp blade!
- The point of percussion (PoB) is 20.5 cm from the crossguard.
- Sword weight 750 g
- Weight of scabbard 366 g
- Inner diameter of suspension rings on the scabbard 19.6 mm
A top-quality replica made by Windlass Steelcrafts®