Sudan Sword (Kaskara) and Knife Paper

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Edster

The forum file below contains an anthropological paper I wrote in 1984 about the Sword and Knife Market in Kassala, Sudan. The market really resonated with me as a place where people were actively fabricating with hand technology classical weapons that were in comtempory use. It was a blast to translate my experiences to paper.

The manuscript then mostly languished in a drawer for some 25 years until I came across the EAA Forum. Here on the Forum are others better informed than I on the varieties of the Kaskara, and I thought I'd share my work with others of similiar interest.

Lee Jones dressed up my crudely typed version and turned it into a much more presentable piece. Many thanks to Lee!!

http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/hunley/kassala.pdf

Best regards,
Edster

Salaams Edster, I liked this so much I had to comment. I hope you get the chance to return for further research... Brilliant work. Thanks.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.