Kaskara - help with translation please?

TVV · 2nd May 2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff D

Unfortunately Teodor was not able to show the blade to confirm this.

Jeff,

I regret not seeing the entire blade perhaps even more than you do. According to the owner, it is of pattern welded damascus, but I have never been able to confirm this.

Hopefully one day it will surface up for sale and I will be able to obtain more info and pictures.

Regards,

Teodor

stephen wood · 2nd May 2009, 01:34 AM

...that has to be it. The pierced tang is exactly what I would expect to see on a kaskara blade. It also fits Pallme's comment that the imported blades are "...rounded off inferiorly".

stephen wood · 6th May 2009, 02:35 PM

...on closer inspection I think the blade might have been shortened - at the hilt - by what I believe is called stock removal. Has anyone come across this method before?

stephen wood · 17th October 2009, 01:06 PM

...apparently the inscription says something along the lines that news spreads faster by the sword than the pen...

2nd May 2009, 01:34 AM	#2
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	...that has to be it. The pierced tang is exactly what I would expect to see on a kaskara blade. It also fits Pallme's comment that the imported blades are "...rounded off inferiorly".

6th May 2009, 02:35 PM	#3
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	...on closer inspection I think the blade might have been shortened - at the hilt - by what I believe is called stock removal. Has anyone come across this method before?

17th October 2009, 01:06 PM	#4
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	...apparently the inscription says something along the lines that news spreads faster by the sword than the pen...