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laEspadaAncha · 9th February 2011, 10:15 PM

I long ago lost track of how many sharp and pointy objects have come - and gone - through my hands over the years, but this is my first kaskara.

The sword measures a little over 27 inches / 69 cm overall with a 22.5 inch / 57 cm blade that measures 1.125 inches in width. Both sides of the (rather sharp) blade are covered in thuluth script, but one side of the grip also has something written in Arabic that doesn't as wildly stylized as the thuluth script on the blade, which I am humbly hoping someone may be able to translate.

I have attached several photos below, including a photo of the reverse side of the cylindrical grip that is covered in a nicely executed design.

9th February 2011, 10:15 PM	#1
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Translation Assistance Requested for Kaskara Hilt I long ago lost track of how many sharp and pointy objects have come - and gone - through my hands over the years, but this is my first kaskara. The sword measures a little over 27 inches / 69 cm overall with a 22.5 inch / 57 cm blade that measures 1.125 inches in width. Both sides of the (rather sharp) blade are covered in thuluth script, but one side of the grip also has something written in Arabic that doesn't as wildly stylized as the thuluth script on the blade, which I am humbly hoping someone may be able to translate. I have attached several photos below, including a photo of the reverse side of the cylindrical grip that is covered in a nicely executed design.