Just watched a Civilization VII cinematic, fellow #Sword enjoyers, is this anything real or is it just a generic sword-looking paperweight?
Edit: It appears to be an Indian khanda sword. I'd never seen one before.
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•Back scabbards weren't really a thing, because it's difficult to draw the sword from it.
The sword itself, however, looks like an 18th century Indian khanda sword.
https://hindmanauctions.com/auctions/2009-Arms-Armor-and-Militaria-Online/lot/7002
18th Century Indian Khanda Sword Lot 7002
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•@Isaac Kuo Oh, thank you for the find! I had never seen a sword like this, including the "arrow" pattern at the tip, the strengthening plates, and the elaborate hilt with the spike.
The more you know!
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•@Hypolite Petovan Neither had I! I just recognized that the hilt looked like an Indian sword - but Indian swords are curved.
So I did an internet search on "indian swords" to prove that the sword was bunk because it had a straight blade...
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