acinaces

acinaces is a dagger or short sword.

Also recorded as Persian sword; Iranian sword; akinakes.

Overview

It is associated with Iran. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Scythian sword type used by Persian forces

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Acinaces”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q341446: acinaces
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