They are an infantry's weapons. Durable and functional, but nothing truly special.

[ the rest he isn't volunteering for because, A, he doesn't care and B, he's not the best source for it and C, he super doesn't care. It's the talk of weapons themselves, and what sounds familiar about it, that pings him. ]

I've not seen either shamsher or talwar blades here. [ and he repeats them in the manner they're supposed to be said, because Aen Seidhe weapons are shaped fairly similar, and he's used to weapons from Ofir being a good replacement. which begs the question - ] Are you Ofieri?