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A very interesting find! I'll be sure to spare some time tomorrow to browse through the contents. Many thanks.

It was given to him by Muhammad at a later date, though, hence became his.

Actually, there are armies of Muslim countries whose insignias depict a curved blade Zulfiqar. I'm guessing they took some artistic liberties...

Thank you all for the answers. On the topic of the curvature of the blade, I think the curved design was not altogether unpopular in ancient and medieval times. Zulfiqar, a legendary blade of Iman Ali, was recorded to be a double-pronged scimitar (not 100% sure whether or not it's just a modern depi...

Thank you all for your replies.

Corey, can you tell me if the treatises you found are acessible via Internet or otherwise? Specific names would be a must. Whoever did a google search on scimitar or saif probably knows how many acronyms for everything other than bladed weapons it returns.

Hello. I've been looking for some time for any sort of information with the arabic curved blade swords (or any kind of, for that matter). While there is an ample amount of anecdotical references and stories about its usage, so far I've yet to come across an established school or training manual. As ...