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This is a list of types of swords .
The term sword used here is a narrow definition. This is not a general List of premodern combat weapons and does not include the machete or similar "sword-like" weapons.
African swords [ ] North African swords [ ] East African swords [ ] West African swords [ ] Central African swords [ ] Asian swords [ ] East Asian swords [ ] China Main article: Chinese sword
Japan Korea Southeast Asian swords [ ] Swords and knives found in Southeast Asia are influenced by Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and European forms.
Indonesia Myanmar Philippines Thailand South Asian Swords [ ] Bhutan [ ] Bladed Weapons of Indian subcontinent [ ] Sri Lanka [ ] West and Central Asian swords [ ] All of the Islamic world during the 16th to 18th century, including the Ottoman Empire and Persia were influenced by the "scimitar " type of single-edged curved sword.
Via the Mameluke sword this also gave rise to the European cavalry sabre .
Terms for the "scimitar" curved sword:
European swords [ ] Ancient history [ ] Post-classical history [ ] Modern history [ ] Cutlass Early modern fencing
Modern fencing (sport equipment)
North American swords [ ] U.S. regulation swords (sabres, and in some instances fascine knives shaped like short swords)See also [ ] References [ ]
Swordsmanship Thrusting swords (Edgeless) Curved swords (Single-edge) Straight swords (Double-edge) Europe
China
Ancient Medieval Ming – Qing Modern
Korea
Bronze Age – Gojoseon Iron Age – Three Kingdom Era Goryeo and Joseon era
Japan
Yayoi – Nara periods Heian – Kamakura periods Muromachi – Edo periods Meiji period and beyond
South Asia
Ancient Medieval and modern
Western and
Indonesia
Philippines
Classical Spanish colonization
Mainland
Classic stage Post-Classic stage
Mesoamerica
Africa
