Mysterious Markings on a Kaskara...

Jeff D · 2nd August 2009, 08:31 PM

Hi All,

Sorry about jumping in late on this one. While I personally feel it looks like the Philadelphia Flyer symbol, Dr Lloyd Cabot Briggs shows a couple examples of this mark on Tuareg swords.( The Journal of The Arms and Armour Society Vol. V No. 2, European Blades in Tuareg Swords and Daggers ) Sample B belonged to a Tuareg Chief from Air, Sample C belonged to a noble of the Kel Rela tribe of Ahaggar. He comments that they appeared locally applied and seem to be over older European marks. He has no idea of their meaning.

All the Best
Jeff

Rick · 2nd August 2009, 09:10 PM

Hi Jim,

Just a late comment on the marking on my Kaskara; it is struck into both sides of the blade .

stephen wood · 10th August 2009, 12:31 PM

...so the marking that Briggs recorded on takoubas have turned up on kaskaras and some of them correspond to Palme's mid-19th century description.

2nd August 2009, 08:31 PM	#1
Jeff D Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 473	Hi All, Sorry about jumping in late on this one. While I personally feel it looks like the Philadelphia Flyer symbol, Dr Lloyd Cabot Briggs shows a couple examples of this mark on Tuareg swords.( The Journal of The Arms and Armour Society Vol. V No. 2, European Blades in Tuareg Swords and Daggers ) Sample B belonged to a Tuareg Chief from Air, Sample C belonged to a noble of the Kel Rela tribe of Ahaggar. He comments that they appeared locally applied and seem to be over older European marks. He has no idea of their meaning. All the Best Jeff Attached Images

2nd August 2009, 09:10 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	Hi Jim, Just a late comment on the marking on my Kaskara; it is struck into both sides of the blade .

10th August 2009, 12:31 PM	#3
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	...so the marking that Briggs recorded on takoubas have turned up on kaskaras and some of them correspond to Palme's mid-19th century description.