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Old 21st October 2015, 09:42 PM   #14
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All these swords are Arabian saifs. What is your point?
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Saif is an Arabic word for "sword", and represents Arabian/Bedouin sword type with (usually) straight blade. The one pictured above is Indian.
The point is that saif can be curved as well as straight and they can be Indian in origin.
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