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A blade that traded brute force for the elegance of a single, fatal arc.

curved edgeCurve concentrates force into a slicing draw cut
cavalry weaponBuilt for slashing from a galloping horse
name originLikely from Persian shamshir, meaning lion's claw
in the skyA constellation, Scutum, sits near similar imagery
oryx hornsScimitar oryx named for its sweeping curved horns
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