handschar

E474677
bladed weapon curved sword melee weapon

Handschar is the German term for a traditional Ottoman and Balkan curved sword or scimitar, historically associated with Muslim soldiers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Handschar 0

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bladed weapon ⓘ
curved sword ⓘ
melee weapon ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Handzar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Handžar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scimitar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBladeShape curved ⓘ
hasBladeType single-edged ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation Balkan Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islamic warriors ⓘ
Ottoman military NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEtymologyLanguage German language ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman era NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOriginRegion Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction close-quarters fighting ⓘ
combat ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning Islamic military tradition ⓘ
martial valor ⓘ
isDepictedIn Balkan historical iconography NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman military art ⓘ
isRelatedTo Kilij NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scimitar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yatagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy Balkan irregular troops ⓘ
Muslim soldiers ⓘ
Ottoman soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn Balkan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Handschar Division → namedAfter → handschar ⓘ