The native Egyptians who served in the Ptolemaic army and navy were collectively known as the
machimoi (???????), or "fighting men"; there were variations, like the
machimoi hippeis (cavalry) or
naukleros machimoi (associated with the navy).
As far as I know, there isn't much in terms of details when it comes to their equipment. Diodorus mentions that, of the soldier's in Ptolemy I's army, "some were Macedonians and some were mercenaries, but a great number were Egyptians, of whom some carried the missiles and the other baggage but some were armed and serviceable for battle." (
19.80) I do not believe it is too far-fetched to suggest that the the Egyptians "armed and serviceable for battle" were given similar equipment as that of Ptolemy's Macedonians.
Egyptians probably made up a large part of Antony's crews at Actium. Plutarch says that "the crews fought with wicker shields and spears and punting-poles and fiery missiles," so presumably the Egyptian marines would also have had this equipment. (
Antony 66.2) Or perhaps I'm making some gross assumptions.
There was also a unit of natives called the
epilektoi machimoi peri ten aulen (????????? ??????? ???? ??? ?????), which means something along the lines of "elite fighting men of the court." If they were indeed some sort of guards unit (along the lines of the
agema), I think they would probably have looked very "Greek" in terms of arms and armaments.
Hope this helps.
God bless.
Jeff Chu