Interesting kaskara with brass hilt and rounded tip

Iain · 13th December 2011, 11:58 AM

This recently sold at auction in the UK, did a forumite get it by any chance? It fetched quite the price. Scabbard is silver according to the auction description.

Has this style been identified with a particular area or time period? It is certainly quite different from the usual styles of either the Beja swords or the Darfur examples. In fact in some ways it is closer to a takouba with a bulbous pommel and rounded tip...

I'm aware of a similar piece in the American Museum of Natural History collections, but don't recall off hand any other examples like this (although I am sure there are).

Anyone have insights into this?

13th December 2011, 11:58 AM	#1
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,693	Interesting kaskara with brass hilt and rounded tip This recently sold at auction in the UK, did a forumite get it by any chance? It fetched quite the price. Scabbard is silver according to the auction description. Has this style been identified with a particular area or time period? It is certainly quite different from the usual styles of either the Beja swords or the Darfur examples. In fact in some ways it is closer to a takouba with a bulbous pommel and rounded tip... I'm aware of a similar piece in the American Museum of Natural History collections, but don't recall off hand any other examples like this (although I am sure there are). Anyone have insights into this? Attached Images Last edited by Iain; 13th December 2011 at 08:15 PM.