Original Posted By dewatuak►Dhu al-Faqar yang sekarang bukan yang asli punya Rasul soal bentuknya dipengaruhi darimana kurang valid kalau lihat yang sekarang, tapi kalau yang modelnya seperti sabre/scimitar ada 2 pedang Nabi namanya Al-Mikhdham sama Al-Qadib, kalau wafafnya abad ke 6 masehi, berarti pedang yang 2 ini itu modelnya masuk ke shamshir dan ini pedang jaman2 iran masih banyak penganut agama majusi, sebelum sabre/scimitar

Originally, Persian swords were straight and double edged. The curved scimitar blades were Central Asian in origin. Shamshirs began to appear in Persia in the 9th century, when these weapons were used by soldiers in the Khurasan region of Central Asia.The sword now called a "shamshir" was introduced to Iran by the Turkic Seljuk Khanate in the 12th century and was later popularized in Persia by the early 16th century, and had "relatives" in Turkey (the kilij), the Mughal Empire (the talwar), and the adjoining Arabian world (the saif).

The shamshir is a one-handed, curved sword featuring a slim blade that has almost no taper until the very tip. Instead of being worn upright (hilt-high), it is worn horizontally, with the hilt and tip pointing up. It was normally used for slashing unarmored opponents either on foot or mounted; while the tip could be used for thrusting, the drastic curvature of blade made accuracy more difficult. It has an offset pommel, and its two lengthy quillons form a simple crossguard. The tang of the blade is covered by slabs of bone, ivory, wood, or other material fastened by pins or rivets to form the grip. Many of the older Persian shamshir blades are made from high quality crucible wootz steel, and are noted for the fine "watering" on the blades.