Persian Shamshir - Revision history

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	\|3		{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons\|"Scimitar (II)"}}
	\|3
	\|5
	~~\|11,300ƒ~~
	~~\|Sequence 6~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Italian Renaissance (~~16th ~~c.)~~		\|16th century Rome
	\|3		{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons\|"Scimitar (Brotherhood)"}}
	\|3
	\|5
	\|N/A
	\|~~Sequence 3~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Ottoman Empire (~~16th ~~c.)~~		\|16th century Constantinople
	\|1		{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons\|"Persian Shamshir"}}
	\|4
	\|3
	\|{{Ak\|~~3,163~~}}
	~~\|Sequence 2~~
	\|}		\|}

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	{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars of Renaissance Italy\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] of Edward Kenway}}		{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars of Renaissance Italy\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] of Edward Kenway}}
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	==History==		==History==
	Despite their foreign design, Persian Shamshirs were an uncommon weapon among the soldiers of the Italian city-states during the 15th century. Indeed, guards, whether [[Florence\|Florentine]] or [[Venice\|Venetian]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] or [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]] were known to equip them, and they were sold by [[blacksmiths]] in Florence, Venice, [[Forlì]], [[San Gimignano]], and [[Monteriggioni]] from around 1480 onward. Between that year and 1499, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] purchased one of these scimitars and mounted it on one of the racks in his weapon room.<ref name="AC2" />		Despite their foreign design, Persian Shamshirs were an uncommon weapon among the soldiers of the Italian city-states during the 15th century. Indeed, guards, whether [[Florence\|Florentine]] or [[Venice\|Venetian]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] or [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]] were known to equip them, and they were sold by [[blacksmiths]] in Florence, Venice, [[Forlì]], [[San Gimignano]], and [[Monteriggioni]] from around 1480 onward. Between that year and 1499, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] purchased one of these scimitars and mounted it on one of the racks in his weapon room.<ref name="AC2" />

	When he relocated his operations to [[Rome]] in 1500, the Persian Shamshir was one of the weapons he did not acquire for his new [[Tiber Island headquarters\|base]] on [[Tiber Island]] as the Roman blacksmith shops did not supply them. In spite of this, the Borgia guards of Rome still regularly utilized the scimitars.<ref name="ACB" /> The scimitars were still being manufactured and sold in Constantinople a decade later, and as before, Ezio bought one of them for the [[Galata headquarters\|Assassin headquarters]] in that city during his time there.<ref name="ACR" />		When he relocated his operations to [[Rome]] in 1500, the Persian Shamshir was one of the weapons he did not acquire for his new [[Tiber Island headquarters\|base]] on [[Tiber Island]] as the Roman blacksmith shops did not supply them. In spite of this, the Borgia guards of Rome still regularly utilized the scimitars.<ref name="ACB" /> The scimitars were still being manufactured and sold in Constantinople a decade later, and as before, Ezio bought one of them for the [[Galata headquarters\|Assassin headquarters]] in that city during his time there.<ref name="ACR" />

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	{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars ~~'''found in~~ Italy~~'''~~\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] ~~'''earned by~~ Edward Kenway~~'''~~}}		{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars of Renaissance Italy\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] of Edward Kenway}}
	[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]		[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]
	The '''Persian Shamshir''', also known simply as the '''Scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].		The '''Persian Shamshir''', also known simply as the '''Scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].

	==~~Design~~==		==Description==
	As a scimitar, the Persian Shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		As a scimitar, the Persian Shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C\|first appearance; as the Scimitar}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C\|first appearance; as the "Scimitar"}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|as the Persian Shamshir}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|as the "Persian Shamshir"}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Swords]]		[[Category:Swords]]
			[[Category:Scimitars]]
	[[Category:15th century weapons]]		[[Category:15th century weapons]]
	[[Category:16th century weapons]]		[[Category:16th century weapons]]

imported>The Crimson Eagle: I, er, think I broke the 1st template, somehow.

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I, er, think I broke the 1st template, somehow.

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In {{wiki\|Persian language\|Persian}}, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.		*In {{wiki\|Persian language\|Persian}}, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the weapon is known only as the '''Scimitar'''. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', it is called the '''Persian Shamshir'''.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the weapon is known only as the '''Scimitar'''. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|Revelations]]'', it is called the '''Persian Shamshir'''.
	*Although available for purchase at blacksmith shops in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''~~Assassin's Creed:~~ Revelations'', the scimitars are not found in the shops of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', where they can only be equipped by looting or disarming a guard wielding one.		*Although available for purchase at blacksmith shops in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Revelations'', the scimitars are not found in the shops of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Brotherhood]]'', where they can only be equipped by looting or disarming a guard wielding one.
	*The Persian Shamshir should not be confused with the similarly Persian Scimitars of ''[[Assassin's ~~Cereed~~ IV: Black Flag]]''. Though of different design, technically the names for either are interchangeable since the Persian word ''shamshir'' has been loaned into English as a general word for a scimitar of Persian design.		*The Persian Shamshir should not be confused with the similarly Persian Scimitars of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Black Flag]]''. Though of different design, technically the names for either are interchangeable since the Persian word ''shamshir'' has been loaned into English as a general word for a scimitar of Persian design.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{~~1st~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C\|first appearance; as the Scimitar}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|~~First identified~~ as "Persian ~~shamshir"~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|as the Persian Shamshir}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Per what Crimson Eagle direction with Common Sword. Proper nouning is better because this describes a specific model of Persian scimitars.

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Per what Crimson Eagle direction with Common Sword. Proper nouning is better because this describes a specific model of Persian scimitars.

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			{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars '''found in Italy'''\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] '''earned by Edward Kenway'''}}
	[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]		[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]
	The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].		The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In Persian, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.		*In {{wiki\|Persian language\|Persian}}, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the weapon is known only as the '''scimitar'''. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', it is called the '''Persian shamshir'''.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the weapon is known only as the '''scimitar'''. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', it is called the '''Persian shamshir'''.
	*Although available for purchase at blacksmith shops in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', the scimitars are not found in the shops of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', where they can only be equipped by looting or disarming a guard wielding one.		*Although available for purchase at blacksmith shops in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', the scimitars are not found in the shops of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', where they can only be equipped by looting or disarming a guard wielding one.
			*The Persian Shamshir should not be confused with the similarly Persian Scimitars of ''[[Assassin's Cereed IV: Black Flag]]''. Though of different design, technically the names for either are interchangeable since the Persian word ''shamshir'' has been loaned into English as a general word for a scimitar of Persian design.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus: "Description

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"Description

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	The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].		The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].

	==~~Description~~==		==Design==
	As a scimitar, the Persian shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		As a scimitar, the Persian shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

imported>Sol Pacificus: Forgot to update eras

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	[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]		[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]
	The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].		The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].

	==Description==		==Description==
	As a scimitar, the Persian shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="~~ACBH~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		As a scimitar, the Persian shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	The scimitars, as sold in Italy during the Renaissance, were deadlier and more resilient against clashes with enemy swords than their counterparts in the Ottoman Empire. However, the ones sold in Constantinople, while lacking in keenness, were nevertheless lighter, allowing its wielder to strike more swiftly.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACR" />		The scimitars, as sold in Italy during the Renaissance, were deadlier and more resilient against clashes with enemy swords than their counterparts in the Ottoman Empire. However, the ones sold in Constantinople, while lacking in keenness, were nevertheless lighter, allowing its wielder to strike more swiftly.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACR" />
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	Despite their foreign design, Persian shamshirs were an uncommon weapon among the soldiers of the Italian city-states during the 15th century. Indeed, guards, whether [[Florence\|Florentine]] or [[Venice\|Venetian]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] or [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]] were known to equip them, and they were sold by [[blacksmiths]] in Florence, Venice, [[Forlì]], [[San Gimignano]], and [[Monteriggioni]] from around 1480 onward. Between that year and 1499, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] purchased one of these scimitars and mounted it on one of the racks in his weapon room.<ref name="AC2" />		Despite their foreign design, Persian shamshirs were an uncommon weapon among the soldiers of the Italian city-states during the 15th century. Indeed, guards, whether [[Florence\|Florentine]] or [[Venice\|Venetian]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] or [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]] were known to equip them, and they were sold by [[blacksmiths]] in Florence, Venice, [[Forlì]], [[San Gimignano]], and [[Monteriggioni]] from around 1480 onward. Between that year and 1499, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] purchased one of these scimitars and mounted it on one of the racks in his weapon room.<ref name="AC2" />

	When he relocated his operations to [[Rome]] in 1500, the Persian shamshir was one of the weapons he did not acquire for his new [[Tiber Island headquarters\|base]] on [[Tiber Island]] as the Roman blacksmith shops did not supply them. In spite of this, the Borgia guards of Rome still regularly utilized the scimitars.<ref name="~~ACBH~~" /> The scimitars were still being manufactured and sold in Constantinople a decade later, and as before, Ezio bought one of them for the [[Galata headquarters\|Assassin headquarters]] in that city during his time there.<ref name="ACR" />		When he relocated his operations to [[Rome]] in 1500, the Persian shamshir was one of the weapons he did not acquire for his new [[Tiber Island headquarters\|base]] on [[Tiber Island]] as the Roman blacksmith shops did not supply them. In spite of this, the Borgia guards of Rome still regularly utilized the scimitars.<ref name="ACB" /> The scimitars were still being manufactured and sold in Constantinople a decade later, and as before, Ezio bought one of them for the [[Galata headquarters\|Assassin headquarters]] in that city during his time there.<ref name="ACR" />

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Merged Scimitar with Persian shamshir and revamped article

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-The '''Persian Shamshir''' was a weapon obtainable by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the 16th century. It could be purchased from any [[Blacksmiths|blacksmith]] in [[Constantinople]].
+The '''Persian shamshir''', also known simply as the '''scimitar''', is a broad [[swords|saber]] of [[Iran|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
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-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
+*In Persian, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.
 [[Category:Swords]]
 [[Category:16th century weapons]]

imported>Sol Pacificus: They're the same weapon under different names.

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They're the same weapon under different names.

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	[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]		[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]
	The '''Persian Shamshir''' was a weapon obtainable by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the 16th century. It could be purchased from any [[Blacksmiths\|blacksmith]] in [[Constantinople]].		The '''Persian Shamshir''' was a weapon obtainable by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the 16th century. It could be purchased from any [[Blacksmiths\|blacksmith]] in [[Constantinople]].

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	{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars '''found in Italy'''\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] '''earned by Edward Kenway'''}}		{{Youmay\|the Persian scimitars '''found in Italy'''\|the [[Persian Scimitars]] '''earned by Edward Kenway'''}}
	[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]		[[File:Scimitar BH.png\|250px\|thumb\|The Persian Shamshir]]
	The '''Persian ~~shamshir~~''', also known simply as the '''~~scimitar~~''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].		The '''Persian Shamshir''', also known simply as the '''Scimitar''', is a broad [[swords\|saber]] of [[Iran\|Persian]] origin which had made its way to [[Italy]] by the time of the [[Renaissance]]. Commonly employed by the guards of the Italian city-states, it was also sold closer to its roots in [[Constantinople]] during the rule of the [[Ottoman Empire]].

	==Design==		==Design==
	As a scimitar, the Persian ~~shamshir~~ consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		As a scimitar, the Persian Shamshir consists of a single-edged blade with a rather radical curvature. It is distinctive for the prominent broadness of this {{wiki\|clip-point}} blade, along with the exquisite, metallic markings at the center of both sides. The hilt, forged from a golden metal, is similarly elegantly decorated.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	The scimitars, as sold in Italy during the Renaissance, were deadlier and more resilient against clashes with enemy swords than their counterparts in the Ottoman Empire. However, the ones sold in Constantinople, while lacking in keenness, were nevertheless lighter, allowing its wielder to strike more swiftly.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACR" />		The scimitars, as sold in Italy during the Renaissance, were deadlier and more resilient against clashes with enemy swords than their counterparts in the Ottoman Empire. However, the ones sold in Constantinople, while lacking in keenness, were nevertheless lighter, allowing its wielder to strike more swiftly.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACR" />

	==History==		==History==
	Despite their foreign design, Persian ~~shamshirs~~ were an uncommon weapon among the soldiers of the Italian city-states during the 15th century. Indeed, guards, whether [[Florence\|Florentine]] or [[Venice\|Venetian]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] or [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]] were known to equip them, and they were sold by [[blacksmiths]] in Florence, Venice, [[Forlì]], [[San Gimignano]], and [[Monteriggioni]] from around 1480 onward. Between that year and 1499, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] purchased one of these scimitars and mounted it on one of the racks in his weapon room.<ref name="AC2" />		Despite their foreign design, Persian Shamshirs were an uncommon weapon among the soldiers of the Italian city-states during the 15th century. Indeed, guards, whether [[Florence\|Florentine]] or [[Venice\|Venetian]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] or [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]] were known to equip them, and they were sold by [[blacksmiths]] in Florence, Venice, [[Forlì]], [[San Gimignano]], and [[Monteriggioni]] from around 1480 onward. Between that year and 1499, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] purchased one of these scimitars and mounted it on one of the racks in his weapon room.<ref name="AC2" />

	When he relocated his operations to [[Rome]] in 1500, the Persian ~~shamshir~~ was one of the weapons he did not acquire for his new [[Tiber Island headquarters\|base]] on [[Tiber Island]] as the Roman blacksmith shops did not supply them. In spite of this, the Borgia guards of Rome still regularly utilized the scimitars.<ref name="ACB" /> The scimitars were still being manufactured and sold in Constantinople a decade later, and as before, Ezio bought one of them for the [[Galata headquarters\|Assassin headquarters]] in that city during his time there.<ref name="ACR" />		When he relocated his operations to [[Rome]] in 1500, the Persian Shamshir was one of the weapons he did not acquire for his new [[Tiber Island headquarters\|base]] on [[Tiber Island]] as the Roman blacksmith shops did not supply them. In spite of this, the Borgia guards of Rome still regularly utilized the scimitars.<ref name="ACB" /> The scimitars were still being manufactured and sold in Constantinople a decade later, and as before, Ezio bought one of them for the [[Galata headquarters\|Assassin headquarters]] in that city during his time there.<ref name="ACR" />

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In {{wiki\|Persian language\|Persian}}, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.		*In {{wiki\|Persian language\|Persian}}, ''shamshīr'' (شمشیر) is the general word for "sword" and can refer to any sword regardless of type or origin.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the weapon is known only as the '''~~scimitar~~'''. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', it is called the '''Persian ~~shamshir~~'''.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the weapon is known only as the '''Scimitar'''. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', it is called the '''Persian Shamshir'''.
	*Although available for purchase at blacksmith shops in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', the scimitars are not found in the shops of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', where they can only be equipped by looting or disarming a guard wielding one.		*Although available for purchase at blacksmith shops in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', the scimitars are not found in the shops of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', where they can only be equipped by looting or disarming a guard wielding one.
	*The Persian Shamshir should not be confused with the similarly Persian Scimitars of ''[[Assassin's Cereed IV: Black Flag]]''. Though of different design, technically the names for either are interchangeable since the Persian word ''shamshir'' has been loaned into English as a general word for a scimitar of Persian design.		*The Persian Shamshir should not be confused with the similarly Persian Scimitars of ''[[Assassin's Cereed IV: Black Flag]]''. Though of different design, technically the names for either are interchangeable since the Persian word ''shamshir'' has been loaned into English as a general word for a scimitar of Persian design.