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Old 1st June 2006, 06:36 PM   #1
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6633132820 Decent one for a decent price....

Blade seems a verry crude one...

70 cm overal.

As a matter of fact, what is the maximum lenght kaskara you've got?
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Old 1st June 2006, 06:49 PM   #2
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115cm in the scabbard .
96cm blade .
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1967
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Old 1st June 2006, 08:23 PM   #3
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I too followed this one, wasn't overly convinced it was a good one , the length (as already pointed out was, I felt, too short).........and that blade looked like a madman with an angle-grinder had decided to give it a 'polish'
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Old 1st June 2006, 08:27 PM   #4
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I also saw this one. When was the last time you saw one of the moons not face the edge?

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Old 1st June 2006, 08:37 PM   #5
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Eagle eyed Jeff, just look at the chord. This is nasty.
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Old 1st June 2006, 08:47 PM   #6
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Well, just a slumby one i guess with added chord...

Are you really saying that it is wrong?
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Old 1st June 2006, 09:45 PM   #7
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Is this crude enough. I have more to come , I will show it when it arrives.
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Old 1st June 2006, 09:54 PM   #8
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Ahh , Tim !
Good to see you here .
I'm sure you've got some great examples of Sudanese work to show .
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Old 1st June 2006, 11:20 PM   #9
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Hi Valjhun,

As Tim, Rick and kantana have noted, this probably is not the best that the Sudanese can do. Most likely it was made for those travelling for pleasure.

BTW My kaskara is 104 cm total length.

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Old 2nd June 2006, 03:16 AM   #10
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Jeff ; I see a mark on the blade ; do you have a closeup of it ?
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Old 2nd June 2006, 04:03 AM   #11
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Hi Rick,

I will be happy to show these. They are stamped, and a couple are inlaid with either copper or a red gold. The marks are attributed to Peter Kull the last picture is from "Geschichte Der Solinger Klingenindustrie" by R. Cronau. I think I did post this one before on the old forum. If you want any other close ups I will be more than happy to show this one off, crude they say Hummph...


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