Kaskaras from The Battle of Omdurman ?

Lee · 17th April 2009, 03:05 PM

All four appear to have 'trade blades' of European origin and this is indeed a very nice assortment of the sorts of blades which may be encountered.

The top one with the engraved decoration appears to have a blade of the same type as may be seen in the takouba in the logo graphic at the top of this page. The Briggs monograph also shows a kaskara with this style of blade (and dates it relatively early) and I have also seen one other kaskara having one of these blades with this engraving and a fuller starting with a squared off origin well beyond the forte.

17th April 2009, 03:05 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 937	Nice! All four appear to have 'trade blades' of European origin and this is indeed a very nice assortment of the sorts of blades which may be encountered. The top one with the engraved decoration appears to have a blade of the same type as may be seen in the takouba in the logo graphic at the top of this page. The Briggs monograph also shows a kaskara with this style of blade (and dates it relatively early) and I have also seen one other kaskara having one of these blades with this engraving and a fuller starting with a squared off origin well beyond the forte.