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Old 29th August 2014, 09:32 AM   #1
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I Need identification for this sword I just bought it and I should receive it in 10 days.
So I only have those pictures.
Blade is 87 cm
Wooden grip and steel pommel total long 105 cm.
Any comment on it would be welcome.
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Old 29th August 2014, 10:25 AM   #2
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Its a Sudanese kaskara with what looks to be a replacement pommel.
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Old 31st August 2014, 07:50 PM   #3
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Thank you Iain Could you let me know what make you think that it could be a replacement pommel and also from which period this sword could be.
I will post more pics from the pommel as soon I will receive it.

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Old 1st September 2014, 03:44 PM   #4
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I suspect it's a replacement because the form is simply not traditional. It is not unusual for kaskara to be modified in Europe to more closely resemble "medieval" swords. More images would certainly help. :-) The blade and guard are likely 19th century.
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Old 7th September 2014, 06:25 PM   #5
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Hi

Thank you for those aditionnal informations.
I found it a good proposal that somebody managed to make this sword look like a mediaval sword.
I will post more pics ASAP to clarify this fact.

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