Thank you all for your messages and really nice model Werecow 🙂
Can we say that these blades were made in Ethiopia or South Soudan ?
Really flexibles, well balanced and sharp...
For the west area of the kaskara,
I know that that most/all tuaregs have takoubas but
I wanted to add that I saw years ago ''many'' black tuaregs in Tamanrasset walking with their kaskara on their side, fixed on a belt with baldric not on the shoulder.,
The final tip of the scabbard almost on the ground.
sign of prestige/importance ?
It was in 2002, the local guide told me these tuaregs came from Mali .( really close)
Interesting ( a thought ),the scabbard of the kaskara looks like the malian mandingo's swords.
In Tamanrasset, they were kaskaras, long straights swords with large cross guard.
Sadly no.pictures...
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