Kaskara Fuller Styles and Some Blade Marks--a third essay for discussion

[Ian]

Hi Ed.
I wonder if the added piece under the langet may be a repair. Perhaps a broken tang. I’ve seen similar additions on Moro swords for repairing damaged tangs.
Ian

Originally Posted by Edster

The images attached are of the Suliman Makhummas kaskara collected by the 4th Irish Dragoon Guards in 1882 as referenced in the RDGAC text linked above. They were provided recently for use by permission of the York Army Museum who requested notice of images copyright by the Museum.

This before 1882 sword is significant as it is at least a generation before the c.1914 Makhummas the example in Fig. 14 above. Also the quillon is similar to the 1914 example. There appears to be a blade reinforcing piece under the langet.

Special thanks to Aline Staes, Collections Manager, York Army Museum.

Ed