I have turned my nose up at many good kaskaras with aluminium furnishing's on the scabbard. I shall think again in future. I like the term "silver from clay" Silver in some parts of the Islamic would being a symbol of purity, using the new metal makes good sense. Hope this link works, gives the price relevant to silver in the early years of the metal.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...58/ai_68214858