The Kaskara arrived today and after about an hours worth of sanding I managed to remove most of the active surface rust. First it's a big blade close to 38 inches long. The blade is a little springy and very quick and lively. The edge is still quite sharp and all is nice and tight. The only thing that is wrong is the scabbard must have shrunk does not go all the way up to the hilt. About 3.5 inches short. So I took an old replica sword and put it as far as it can go to try and stretch the scabbard. Hopefully this will work once I apply some mink oil
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