Sheffield-made Kaskara

Iain · 26th November 2011, 07:31 PM

Nice piece Stephen. Always interesting to see the silver hilts, particularly with crocodile skin.

So if I understand correctly the use of LTD likely puts the date for the steel post 1918? Any idea when Sanderson switched to LTD? I would also imagine the blade was locally produced from sheet steel as the fullers seems to be of an age with the engraving. I'm not sure there was any export of ready made kaskara blades post WWI?

I agree about the guard, seems to conform to what Ed described, hopefully he can jump in here and confirm.

The large buckle is not something I have seen before. Have you encountered other buckles on kaskara baldrics? Looks very well made.

An intriguing piece, interesting to see the level of aging on leather and steel from the environment. Thanks for sharing.

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26th November 2011, 07:31 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,693	Nice piece Stephen. Always interesting to see the silver hilts, particularly with crocodile skin. So if I understand correctly the use of LTD likely puts the date for the steel post 1918? Any idea when Sanderson switched to LTD? I would also imagine the blade was locally produced from sheet steel as the fullers seems to be of an age with the engraving. I'm not sure there was any export of ready made kaskara blades post WWI? I agree about the guard, seems to conform to what Ed described, hopefully he can jump in here and confirm. The large buckle is not something I have seen before. Have you encountered other buckles on kaskara baldrics? Looks very well made. An intriguing piece, interesting to see the level of aging on leather and steel from the environment. Thanks for sharing.