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[A.alnakkas]

Alex, you are mixing between me and AJ.

What I meant by 'early' mamluke sabre is that its from the early generation of swords taken by Napoleon's army during the invasion of Egypt. to me, the other generation of European 'mamluke' swords are the ones made in Europe with European everything. Napoleon invaded Egypt in the 19th century, yep?

Early Mamluke swords were straight as far as I know :P

[ALEX]

Got it, Lofty. Thatns for clarification. By 'early' mamluke" I assumed pre-17th Century:-). You're right, those were straight.

[A.alnakkas]

Originally Posted by ALEX

Got it, Lofty. Thatns for clarification. By 'early' mamluke" I assumed pre-17th Century:-). You're right, those were straight.

Hey Alex, nps man.

I wonder, is there more example of such sabres? I remember seeing a painting of some English man with a kilij. Plenty of French men with kilijs too. What made the mamluke sabre ( as in the kilij used by mamlukes of Egypt during the 19th century) desirable by the French? Werent there also fine sabres such as the 1796 LC?

Many questions, but I find it interesting!