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Mameluke sword

Early Modern

A Mameluke sword is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword derived from the sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Ottoman Egypt, after whom it is named. The sword most commonly used in Ottoman Egypt was the kilij, the same type used elsewhere in the Ottoman Empire. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Sabre 1
Connections

Operated By

Australian Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Mameluke sword
British Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Mameluke sword
Mamluks, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Mameluke sword
United States Marine Corps, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Mameluke sword
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mameluke sword
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
  • Operated By: United States Marine Corps, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Marine Corps'
  • Operated By: British Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'
  • Operated By: Australian Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Australian Army'
  • Operated By: Mamluks, Infobox: used_by
    Mamluk, Mamluk warriors, French Army, United States Marine Corps, British Army, Royal Sardinian Army, Italian Royal Army, Australian Army
  • Operated By: United States Marine Corps, Infobox: used_by
    Mamluk, Mamluk warriors, French Army, United States Marine Corps, British Army, Royal Sardinian Army, Italian Royal Army, Australian Army
  • Operated By: British Army, Infobox: used_by
    Mamluk, Mamluk warriors, French Army, United States Marine Corps, British Army, Royal Sardinian Army, Italian Royal Army, Australian Army
  • Operated By: Australian Army, Infobox: used_by
    Mamluk, Mamluk warriors, French Army, United States Marine Corps, British Army, Royal Sardinian Army, Italian Royal Army, Australian Army
  • In Group: Early Modern Swords and Sabres, Infobox: type
    Sword
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Wikidata: Mameluke sword
Wikidata Q1774709, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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