How old is this Kaskara?

[Jim McDougall]

Thanks for the response Harry,
Well noted on contemporary items. While considerable wear is of course a factor in examining these weapons, their form and character of their elements must also be considered.

As always, it is impossible to fully qualify all possibilities of use and ownership of these weapons, and the mention of ceremonial use in the case of Hadendoa was of course incidental. I meant to imply that they were not necessarily intended for warfare.

These kaskara were also typically refurbished many times as they changed hands, so various alterations not surprising, and the quality of work may have been less than adequate in many cases. The conditions in which these might have been kept certainly could have bearing on their appearance.