Kaskara in Silver Dress: an essay for comment and discussion by Ed Hunley

Iain · 17th April 2019, 12:06 PM

The etching on the blade is consistent with a European trade blade, these were popular astral themes on European blades, the blade is very likely to be 18th century and I think the opposite of something for a highwayman. This is the problem with some of the native classifications, depending when they were compiled they may refer in some cases to locally made blades that were inferior but obviously don't cover very good imports like this one.

17th April 2019, 12:06 PM	#28
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	The etching on the blade is consistent with a European trade blade, these were popular astral themes on European blades, the blade is very likely to be 18th century and I think the opposite of something for a highwayman. This is the problem with some of the native classifications, depending when they were compiled they may refer in some cases to locally made blades that were inferior but obviously don't cover very good imports like this one.