Sudanese Kaskara ? Comments welcome

Jim McDougall · 17th April 2006, 12:00 AM

Katana,
As has been pointed out, this is the traditional takouba of Tuareg tribes of the Saharan regions of North Africa. There is an outstanding article written by our own Dr.Lee Jones on this site if you will look at the home page. These swords are still carried to date by these tribesmen and your example seems, like most found, probably 20th century, and less than 100 years old.
Best regards,
Jim

17th April 2006, 12:00 AM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,670	Katana, As has been pointed out, this is the traditional takouba of Tuareg tribes of the Saharan regions of North Africa. There is an outstanding article written by our own Dr.Lee Jones on this site if you will look at the home page. These swords are still carried to date by these tribesmen and your example seems, like most found, probably 20th century, and less than 100 years old. Best regards, Jim