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A shamshir (Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Persian/Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two words sham ("fang") and shir ("lion"). The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulwar, and nimcha. A shamshir shekargar (Persian: شمشیر ...
The origin of the name "Damascus Steel" is contentious. Islamic scholars al-Kindi (full name Abu Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, circa 800 CE – 873 CE) and al-Biruni (full name Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, circa 973 CE – 1048 CE) both wrote about swords and steel made for swords, based on their surface appearance, geographical location of production or forging, or the name of the ...
The tabarzin (saddle axe) (Persian: تبرزین; sometimes translated "saddle-hatchet") is the traditional battle axe of Persia (Iran). It bears one or two crescent-shaped blades. The long form of the tabar was about seven feet long, while a shorter version was about three feet long. What makes the Persian axe unique is the very thin handle ...
Bell 214 – Reverse engineered and built in Iran. HESA Shahed 278 – Developed from Bell 206 & Panha Shabaviz 2061. HESA Shahed 285 – New Iranian Designed Attack Helicopter [19][20][21] Sorena (helicopter) Shahed 216 [22] Saba 248 – medium-weight, double-engine, quadrotor aircraft, capable of carrying eight occupants.
Introduction date. 1982. First flight. February 1977. Developed from. Bell 214. The Bell 214ST is a medium-lift, twin-engine helicopter descended from Bell Helicopter 's ubiquitous UH-1 Huey series. Though it shares a type number with the somewhat-related Bell 214, the 214ST is larger and of quite different appearance.
Khanjar. An Omani khanjar, c. 1924. Mogul khanjar dagger with a pistol grip shaped hilt, 17th century. A khanjar[a] is a traditional dagger originating from the Sultanate of Oman, although it has since spread to the rest of the Middle East [b], South Asia [c] and the Balkans. [d] Worn by men for ceremonial occasions, it is a short curved blade ...
"Woodgrain" pattern of a sword blade made of crucible steel, Zand or Early Qajar period: (Zand) 1750–1794 AD; (Qajar) 1794–1952 AD, Iran.(Moshtagh Khorasani 2006, 516) Variations of co-fusion process have been found primarily in Persia and Central Asia but have also been found in Hyderabad, India [11] called Deccani or Hyderabad process. [10]
The tip of this specimen is split in the blade plane, i.e. "For about 8" of its length from the point the blade is vertically divided along its axis, producing side-by-side blades, each of which is finished in itself", in the curator's opinion "a virtuoso achievement by a master craftsman". [7]