[blue lander]

The kaskara arrived yesterday. The blade is about as long as my other kaskara but the hilt is much smaller. It barely fits my hand. It looks like the pommel was peened on, which suprised me as I expected it to be made of a single piece of metal. The tips of the crossguard are diamond shaped, much more nicely formed than on my other one. It's a little heavier and thicker than my other kaskara and a little bit less flexible. The edge starts where the short fullers end and isn't very sharp. Overall it's a very sturdy piece of metal.

The scabbard is weird. It's limp as if there's no supporting structure inside. I peeled back the leather a little bit to peek inside, no sign of wood or cardboard or anything like that. The inner layer appears to be some sort of harder leather that may have once given it rigidity. It almost felt like plastic or some sort of lizard skin.

I also just noticed the blade is actually longer than the scabbard by well over an inch.