Kaskara with latten 'running wolf'

[Iain]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Hi Iain

Looks a sturdy sword, with an old blade. But from the images, the sword looks as if its been "re-finished" - has the blade been on a mechanical sander/buffer of some sort ?

Regards.

Hi Colin,

Definitely agree it's been over cleaned at some point. Came this way from the dealer I purchased from and he hadn't cleaned it either as far as I know. I don't see any grind marks so I would guess it was chemically treated. A pity in that the patina is gone, which as you've seen from my other takouba is something I am usually keen to keep (perhaps to fault). Still for what it is and what I paid I won't complain.

I'm quite glad there's at least a bit of latten remaining on the wolf.