<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Mameluke swords</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>swords by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Mameluke sword</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Mameluke-hilted sword</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Mameluke-hilted swords</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swords, Mameluke</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Curved swords derived from the sabres used historically by Egyptian Mamluk warriors. In the 19th century, several western armies, such as the French and the British, adopted these. The western version had a similar hilt, but the blade resembled that of contemporary western sabres. ]]></note></mads>