Owners of takouba and kaskara - a little help needed!

Iain · 15th December 2012, 03:22 PM

Hi Martin,

Yes that is the generally held idea - the more detailed and well struck the marks the more likely to be European originals. I would have to say the marks on your sword are exceptionally well made.

One of the things I look for is if the marks are of an even depth - struck when the metal is hot. A lot of the native marks are unevenly struck due to being done "cold".

An interesting thing, is that of the triple fuller blades that appear to be European that I have seen, most have not had half moon marks at all! But rather nothing, or astral engravings (moon, stars, etc).

Here's the link to the one German sword I mentioned before.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...0&postcount=28

15th December 2012, 03:22 PM	#11
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Hi Martin, Yes that is the generally held idea - the more detailed and well struck the marks the more likely to be European originals. I would have to say the marks on your sword are exceptionally well made. One of the things I look for is if the marks are of an even depth - struck when the metal is hot. A lot of the native marks are unevenly struck due to being done "cold". An interesting thing, is that of the triple fuller blades that appear to be European that I have seen, most have not had half moon marks at all! But rather nothing, or astral engravings (moon, stars, etc). Here's the link to the one German sword I mentioned before. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...0&postcount=28