Kaskara with 2 crescent moons

G.William · 14th June 2013, 10:19 AM

Thanks for your Info, Jim and Edster. I will post better pictures of the areas that you speak of. Jim, as for the patina of the blade, I rubbed it down with a product called T-9 on a cotton rag. It is a metal surface sealing product. As I did this some surface rust was removed. Sorry to say that I have no real knowledge to the history, as the friend who gave me this is no longer living.

G.W.

Iain · 24th June 2013, 10:00 AM

I already commented on this particular example sometime ago on Sword Forum, however I'll share a few more thoughts here as well.

As Ed well notes, the configuration of the fullers is somewhat atypical. The central fuller is usually the longest, with the other two typically extending for only a third of the blade length. Because of this the position of the half moon stamps are oddly placed close to the edge - typically placed closer to the center of the blade at the termination of the two outer fullers.

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14th June 2013, 10:19 AM	#1
G.William Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 9	Thanks for your Info, Jim and Edster. I will post better pictures of the areas that you speak of. Jim, as for the patina of the blade, I rubbed it down with a product called T-9 on a cotton rag. It is a metal surface sealing product. As I did this some surface rust was removed. Sorry to say that I have no real knowledge to the history, as the friend who gave me this is no longer living. G.W.

24th June 2013, 10:00 AM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,717	I already commented on this particular example sometime ago on Sword Forum, however I'll share a few more thoughts here as well. As Ed well notes, the configuration of the fullers is somewhat atypical. The central fuller is usually the longest, with the other two typically extending for only a third of the blade length. Because of this the position of the half moon stamps are oddly placed close to the edge - typically placed closer to the center of the blade at the termination of the two outer fullers.