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					Originally Posted by Iain
					
				 Not to derail the thread but the middle sword is a kaskara - a Sudanese sword. Likely a 19th or early 20th century piece. Looks quite nice and might just deserve a thread of its own.   | 
	
 
Hello Iain,
There is a saying: Ask and ye shall receive.
I will be glad to start a thread for the Kaskara.  I handled one from my dad's collection some time back and should have recognized it.  However, this one, with the work on the hilt and pommel sort of put me on a wrong trail.  The other one seemed much more crude while the work on this one is, ah, nice.  A thread will give me a chance to show good photos of it, too.  Thank you for the nudge.