Kaskara

ariel · 10th April 2006, 06:12 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/SUDANESE-KASKARA...QQcmdZViewItem
The seller states that this one was bought in Sudan last year.
Questions:
1.Do Bejas carry Kaskaras?
2.Some old Kaskaras have German blades with a single wide fuller (like this one). However, this one has no markings. Were they "polished off" or were they ever present? Local blades usually have 3 narrow fullers. Any knowledge of local blades with a single wide one?
3.Is it still possible to get a really old Kaskara in Sudan? Were high quality Kaskaras still made after Mahdi rebellion? Is there a souvenir sword industry there and, if yes, how lavish these swords are (silverwork)?
4. I remember somebody told me that the rope bound to the handle was used to be wrapped around the wrist of the warrior and the British who brought the trophy Kaskaras to England (after the Mahdi war) cut the swords off the Dervishes' dead bodies. Any truth to it? Why does this one have a cut rope if it never left Sudan and was just bought recently?
5. Is this sword new?

10th April 2006, 06:12 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Kaskara http://cgi.ebay.com/SUDANESE-KASKARA...QQcmdZViewItem The seller states that this one was bought in Sudan last year. Questions: 1.Do Bejas carry Kaskaras? 2.Some old Kaskaras have German blades with a single wide fuller (like this one). However, this one has no markings. Were they "polished off" or were they ever present? Local blades usually have 3 narrow fullers. Any knowledge of local blades with a single wide one? 3.Is it still possible to get a really old Kaskara in Sudan? Were high quality Kaskaras still made after Mahdi rebellion? Is there a souvenir sword industry there and, if yes, how lavish these swords are (silverwork)? 4. I remember somebody told me that the rope bound to the handle was used to be wrapped around the wrist of the warrior and the British who brought the trophy Kaskaras to England (after the Mahdi war) cut the swords off the Dervishes' dead bodies. Any truth to it? Why does this one have a cut rope if it never left Sudan and was just bought recently? 5. Is this sword new?