Scimitar

The Scimitar is a rare Redguard One-Handed Blade.

Known Locations:


 * Velehk Sain, after interacting with the Daedric Relic.
 * Carried by a Corsair in Dainty Sload.
 * All Alik'r mercenaries, encountered during the quest In My Time of Need.
 * Nazir, in the quest Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!
 * Under a boat between the Wreck of the Brinehammer and Dawnstar.

The Scimitar can be upgraded to various grades with a Steel ingot at a grindstone. Despite its simplicity it is suprisingly strong and actually outperforms dwarven blades in terms of damage.

A unique version, Windshear, can be found on the main deck of the Katariah during the Dark Brotherhood quest, "Hail Sithis! ". It grants a bashing effect.

Scimitar has really low value. Could be because Nords of Skyrim shun curved swords.

In-game References
One of the city guards in the game comments on the Alik'r and their weapons, expressing surprise at their use of curved swords "Did you hear? Those warriors from Hammerfell have curved swords. Curved. Swords.". This, along with the overwhelming straightness of non-axe mêlée weaponry in Tamriel suggests that curved blades are somewhat of a rarity, at least in Skyrim and probably elsewhere as well.