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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas
While you are replying to Alex here I must say that I find Artzi's description of saif meaning curved sword is incorrect.
Saif does not translate to curved sword. Nor were curved swords the only swords called 'saif'
Every sword, be it curved or not, is called saif in Arabic.
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Since no one here can seem to find any references to back up what they are saying I will provide a few more.
I was sent this quote supposedly from "The Arms and Armour of Arabia in the 18Th-19th and 20th Centuries", Robert Elgood, 1994. Since I do not have the book I can not verify it this is correct, if anyone does have it maybe they can check and see if it is.
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The curved sword or sabre, known as a saif was usually locally made and derived from Persia from where it was imported or from Egypt, Iraq and Syria. These countries imitated the Persian blade form and adopted the technology.
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The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration, William Irvine, 1903.