Yep, This is a syrian style hilt. There are 5 types of "shamshir" hilts used by arabs:
1- Najdi/Badawi hilt.
2- Shami or syrian style hilt.
3- Persian style, but with added wire typical seen in syrian and najdi.
4- Turkish style hilt (usually with wire added).
5- "Badawi" style hilt attributed to the coastal kingdoms of the gulf.
As for No.5 I mean a type that is very hard to tell apart from the typical najdi. The main difference is that the pommel on such swords is shorter then that of the najdi (similar to persian shamshir pommel) while maintaining almost every feature of the najdi hilt (riveted hilt slabs, Identical guard and wire wrapping + chain)
Regards,
Alnakkas
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