Let me toss out another theory to spark more discussion. Perhaps the migration is the opposite way. Instead of a German blade that one typically finds on Kaskara finding its way to India via known trade routes, why not an Indian hilt, or style of hilt, finding its way to N Africa. The circle motif is found on N African pieces, such as Berber swords. Perhaps this is a Kaskara whose owner utilized a hilt style obviously influenced by Indian hilts. We will probably not know in either case but I think one can hypothesize both scenarios.
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