Kaskara Info?

Jeff D · 5th February 2007, 04:15 AM

Hi Patrick, and welcome,

Daniel Peres was a Solingen (German) cutler in the first half of the 19th century. Is there any way to post photos of the sword?

Hope this Helps
Jeff

PBishop · 5th February 2007, 05:43 AM

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to hobnobbing with others who can appreciate edged weapons, since my wife is hardly an enthusiast.

Here are some pics of the sword. I do still have the bits and pieces left of the hilt, but they're put away in a box somewhere.

Cheers,
Patrick

Emanuel · 5th February 2007, 04:40 PM

Hi Patrick, welcome to the forum.
There was a long thread at some point about European blades refitted as takouba swords - cousins of the kaskara. Check out the Big Takouba Thread in the sticky Classics at the top of the main forum page. The crossguard piece looks quite refined on your example. What did the hilt look like? I'd think you have a high-end kaskara, but others know a lot more about them.

Regards,
Emanuel

FenrisWolf · 5th February 2007, 08:29 PM

Looks to me like, even if you can't restore what you took apart, you have a valuable blade to work with. Since it's a traditional practice to remount western blades into middle eastern fittings, I'd keep looking until you can find someone trustworthy to do just that. You might end up with a saif as opposed to a takouba, but it'll be better than a naked blade with no mounts.

katana · 5th February 2007, 09:28 PM

Hi Patrick, and welcome......that is a very nice blade

and AFAIK good European blades are fairly rare in Kaskara 's ..and are increasingly so.....it is quite possible that the blades are being removed from this type of sword and re-dressed/hilt as other more 'economically desirable' swords .....such is the power of money

S.Al-Anizi · 5th February 2007, 09:54 PM

A VERY nice blade Bishop

Its not too hard to construct a Kaskara hilt you know...

That would make a very nice project.

RSWORD · 5th February 2007, 10:25 PM

I see you have the crossguard in the picture next to the sword. This would have been the most difficult piece to replicate. A cylindrical wood handle wrapped in leather with a "wheel" pommel, which could be wood, again wrapped in leather, would finish the ensemble. There are a few folks out there that specialize in restoration work that probably would not have too difficult a time making handle for this sword to go with the nice crossguard and blade.

5th February 2007, 05:43 AM	#2
PBishop Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	Bishop Kaskara Pics Hi Jeff, Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to hobnobbing with others who can appreciate edged weapons, since my wife is hardly an enthusiast. Here are some pics of the sword. I do still have the bits and pieces left of the hilt, but they're put away in a box somewhere. Cheers, Patrick Attached Images

5th February 2007, 04:40 PM	#3
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Ahh so here is a European blade! Hi Patrick, welcome to the forum. There was a long thread at some point about European blades refitted as takouba swords - cousins of the kaskara. Check out the Big Takouba Thread in the sticky Classics at the top of the main forum page. The crossguard piece looks quite refined on your example. What did the hilt look like? I'd think you have a high-end kaskara, but others know a lot more about them. Regards, Emanuel

5th February 2007, 04:15 AM	#1
Jeff D Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 473	Hi Patrick, and welcome, Daniel Peres was a Solingen (German) cutler in the first half of the 19th century. Is there any way to post photos of the sword? Hope this Helps Jeff

5th February 2007, 08:29 PM	#4
FenrisWolf Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 181	Looks to me like, even if you can't restore what you took apart, you have a valuable blade to work with. Since it's a traditional practice to remount western blades into middle eastern fittings, I'd keep looking until you can find someone trustworthy to do just that. You might end up with a saif as opposed to a takouba, but it'll be better than a naked blade with no mounts.

5th February 2007, 09:28 PM	#5
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Patrick, and welcome......that is a very nice blade and AFAIK good European blades are fairly rare in Kaskara 's ..and are increasingly so.....it is quite possible that the blades are being removed from this type of sword and re-dressed/hilt as other more 'economically desirable' swords .....such is the power of money

5th February 2007, 09:54 PM	#6
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	A VERY nice blade Bishop Its not too hard to construct a Kaskara hilt you know... That would make a very nice project.

5th February 2007, 10:25 PM	#7
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	I see you have the crossguard in the picture next to the sword. This would have been the most difficult piece to replicate. A cylindrical wood handle wrapped in leather with a "wheel" pommel, which could be wood, again wrapped in leather, would finish the ensemble. There are a few folks out there that specialize in restoration work that probably would not have too difficult a time making handle for this sword to go with the nice crossguard and blade.