Most Saracen swords where straight and seem to have been influenced by the Roman spatha.
Curved sabers where more often associated with cavalrymen and only surpassed straight bladed
swords in popularity during the age of gunpowder.
http://****-k.narod.ru/Historical_Arts/Armies_of_Crusades/Armies_of_Crusades_07.jpg
Curved sabers where more often associated with cavalrymen and only surpassed straight bladed
swords in popularity during the age of gunpowder.
http://****-k.narod.ru/Historical_Arts/Armies_of_Crusades/Armies_of_Crusades_07.jpg