Arabic Scimitar Cutlass Gold Sword by Marto of Toledo Spain 581 Gladius the German Teutonic Order became

the German Teutonic Order became a religious military order of crusaders

characterized by floral figures etched on the largest part of its surface

under whom protection Galicians' and Asturians' Christians started to fight the Muslims in Spain in the 9th century

The Three Musketeers Rapier Sword by Marto of Toledo Spain with cup hilt is typical of the 17th century

The sovereign

Arabic Scimitar Cutlass Gold Sword by Marto of Toledo Spain 581 Gladius the German Teutonic Order becameThe Scimitar,from the persian word shamshir lion's tail, is the Arabian Moorish version of the Cutlass sword. The scimitar was used by the Muslim armies during the period of the Crusades and it is later considered to be typical of Arab horseman. The Scimitar is a sword with a short curved single edged blade, broadest at the point end. Although the scimitar was used by both Turks and Persians, many Islamic traditions adopted scimitars, as attested by