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A.alnakkas · 21st October 2015, 03:56 PM

The word saif predates this hilt design by well, quite alot of time. The Arabs called swords "saif" (I emphasize that saif simply means sword) even when sword hilts are of a different design. So how come this type of hilt became 'saif' ?

21st October 2015, 03:56 PM	#26
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,338	The word saif predates this hilt design by well, quite alot of time. The Arabs called swords "saif" (I emphasize that saif simply means sword) even when sword hilts are of a different design. So how come this type of hilt became 'saif' ?