In the Persian epic poem Amir Arsalan, what kind of weapon is Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegār?
Amir Arsalan Amir Arsalan-e Namdar (Persian: امیر ارسلان نامدار‎ ‎ ) is a popular Persian epic, which was told to Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, the Qajar Shah of Persia in the 19th century (though the Persian legend itself is much older), by a storyteller named "Mohammad Ali Naqib al-Mamalek" (Persian: میرزا محمدعلی نقیب‌الممالک‎ ‎ ). Mohammad never transcribed the poem himself, but the daughter of the Shah—who also loved the story—eventually transcribed it and preserved it for history.
Three-section staff The three-sectional staff, triple staff, three-part staff, sansetsukon in Japanese, or originally sanjiegun (), is a Chinese flail weapon that consists of three wooden or metal staffs connected by metal rings or rope. The weapon is also known as 蟠龍棍 "panlong gun", "coiling dragon staff". A more complicated version of the two section staff, the staves can be spun to gather momentum resulting in a powerful strike, or their articulation can be used to strike over or around a shield or other defensive block.