Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Interesting kaskara with brass hilt and rounded tip

Edster · 14th December 2011, 02:12 AM

Very nice sword. My guess it was made in Egypt as a presentation piece. Makers used Mamluk style grip and cross guard to simulate a Sudanese kaskara. Virtually no design elements suggest to me a Sudanese origin.

Regards,
Ed

14th December 2011, 02:12 AM	#7
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 411	Very nice sword. My guess it was made in Egypt as a presentation piece. Makers used Mamluk style grip and cross guard to simulate a Sudanese kaskara. Virtually no design elements suggest to me a Sudanese origin. Regards, Ed