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DaveS · 16th December 2013, 05:57 AM

Jim: I have some kaskaras with native made blades and none are of the
same quality as this one. Has anyone on the forum seen a damascus
blade that was done by a North-African smith? The North-African swords
swords i have seen and the ones i own don't exhibit any damascus at all.
It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the layer-welded pattern is of
very high quality, almost similar to a couple of straight bladed Indian
swords that i have. Could this blade be a trade blade from the Indian
market, and the markings be put on locally?.........Dave.

16th December 2013, 05:57 AM	#7
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Damascus Kaskara Jim: I have some kaskaras with native made blades and none are of the same quality as this one. Has anyone on the forum seen a damascus blade that was done by a North-African smith? The North-African swords swords i have seen and the ones i own don't exhibit any damascus at all. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the layer-welded pattern is of very high quality, almost similar to a couple of straight bladed Indian swords that i have. Could this blade be a trade blade from the Indian market, and the markings be put on locally?.........Dave.