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18th February 2008, 07:23 AM
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Location: What is still UK
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It might at first sound a little far fetched but could these European/ German? blades we call Kaskara appear in the Malay and Borneo region as a consequence of the Napoleonic French interest in the region. I only thought of this as I have a Batak sword with the long unfullered 1795-1815 dragoon sabre blade. Napoleon installed a Dutch governor in Bali. The British keen to stop any further French influence may have been supplying a great amount of blades.
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18th February 2008, 04:58 PM
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Hi Tim I was also maild by an member who did say it is an german blade
so this could be right Ben |
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21st February 2008, 12:17 AM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Just bumping this to the top .
Has the kris been etched yet ? This piece, if it incorporates a European trade blade, would be the first real fusion example that I have ever seen in Moro krisses .  Jose, Kai, Michael et al, have you ever encountered a hybrid kris such as this one? |
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