The Scimitar Sword, Curved Destruction

Few swords are as distinctive and also beautiful as a Scimitar Sword. The mere sight of one of these beautiful curved swords, automatically bring to mind tales of the Crusades or The Arabian Knights.

During Medieval times, the Crusaders found these weapons deadly in the hands of their Saracen opponents. Designed explicitly as a cutting weapon, the curved blade carried a force and cutting power few swords matched. The curved blade and sharp point of the Scimitar Sword proved extremely deadly when used atop horseback. Its downward cuts left many a Crusader dead in its wake.

The Scimitar Sword varied in size. It was often a two handed weapon, but also smaller sizes were designed as single hand weapon. Both sizes incorporated the distinctive curved blade and sharp point. Lengths of the Scimitar Sword were typically from 30 - 36 inches in length and came as either a long narrow curved blade or a deeply curved and very wide blade.

The Scimitar Advantage

The cutting ability of the Scimitar Sword was widely feared on the field of Battle. It could easily cut off arms,legs, and heads, and could do a great amount of damage to Knight wearing armor as well. When wielded from atop a horse, it was devastatingly effective against ground forces. A two handed Scimitar Sword, swung had supreme cutting power and easily mangled a opponent.

The Scimitar Sword was not only used in the Holy Land, but this design was also widely used in Asia. The Mongols used Scimitar Swords on their epic conquests and in China, the Scimitar Sword was widely used for its light weight and superior cutting power.