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A.alnakkas · 16th October 2012, 10:00 AM

Hello All,

Thank you for the info.

Jim, I have Elgoods book somewhere in my pc and have looked at it awhile ago sadly I cant find the information I am seeking.

You are correct that the Syrian style saif (called Soori/Syrian, rather then badawi) the badawi being the Najdi hilt type.

My curiousity regarding Iraqi arms have been growing since I have owned 3 Iraqi shamshirs (I call them Iraqi because they have been there for a long time) and all seem to have distinct pommels in that they do not have a pommel cap and the other decoration can be similar to Persian, Badawi and Syrian styles. In the sense that hilt slabs can have the stars and dots decoration of Syrian hilts and wire wrap etc.

Also, an elderly Iraqi collector have told me some info regarding ( http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15930 ) so I am trying to see if I can gather the same info from other sources.

16th October 2012, 10:00 AM	#4
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,338	Hello All, Thank you for the info. Jim, I have Elgoods book somewhere in my pc and have looked at it awhile ago sadly I cant find the information I am seeking. You are correct that the Syrian style saif (called Soori/Syrian, rather then badawi) the badawi being the Najdi hilt type. My curiousity regarding Iraqi arms have been growing since I have owned 3 Iraqi shamshirs (I call them Iraqi because they have been there for a long time) and all seem to have distinct pommels in that they do not have a pommel cap and the other decoration can be similar to Persian, Badawi and Syrian styles. In the sense that hilt slabs can have the stars and dots decoration of Syrian hilts and wire wrap etc. Also, an elderly Iraqi collector have told me some info regarding ( http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15930 ) so I am trying to see if I can gather the same info from other sources.