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The Ottoman cavalry sabre, or kilij (Ottoman Turkish: قلج, romanized: kılıc, Ottoman Turkish pronunciation: [/cɯlɯtʃ/]), is the Ottoman variant of the Turko-Mongol sabres originating in Central Asia. It was designed for mounted close combat, which was preferred by Turkish and Mamluke troops.
A kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "sword") [1] is a type of one-handed, single-edged and curved scimitar used by the Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and other Turkic khanates of Eurasian steppes and Turkestan.
The yatagan, yataghan, or ataghan (from Turkish yatağan), [1] also called varsak, [2] is a type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th century. [3] The yatagan was extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence, such as the Balkans, Caucasus, and North Africa. [4]
Pages in category "Weapons of the Ottoman Empire" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Mameluke sword; Mauser C78 "zig-zag" Mauser C96 ...
14 Ottoman Empire. 15 Portuguese Republic. 16 Kingdom of Romania. ... (Sword) M1916 couteau poignard (Knife dagger, also known as Le Vengeur) Sidearms. Browning FN M1900;
Example photograph showing the swords of several Ottoman sultans in the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2007. The Sword of Osman (Ottoman Turkish: تقلیدِ سیف; Turkish: Osman'ın Kılıcı) [1] was an important sword of state used during the enthronement ceremony (Turkish: Kılıç alayı) of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, from the accession of Murad II onwards. [2]
Standard depiction of Ali's sword Dhulfiqar in Islam A Cirebonese flag with a Chinese influenced lion with the Zulfiqar, and Ali represented as a lion (dated to the late 18th or the 19th century) An early 19th-century Ottoman Zulfiqar flag
The standard equipment of Rumeli Sipahis of the classical Ottoman period consisted of a round shield, lance, sword, javelins, and plated armour. Their horses were barded. Standard equipment of Anatolian Sipahis in the same era was a round shield, composite Turkish bow , arrows, kilij (Turkish sword), and leather or felt armor.