Sudanese Kaskara. This is an unusual one with the silver hilt. Probably belonged to a chief of the people also known as Da Fur from the Fur tribe in northern Africa. Blade and hilt is 43" long. There is a little bit of discoloration in the pictures where the flash did not overpower the overhead lights.

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Very Nice! Thank you, just the thing for slicing up Englishmen trying to suppress the Mahdi's followers :D

Interesting how the fuller goes to the point, just like the basket hilted Heavy Dragoon swords from the mid-18th Century that Mac posted pictures of recently.

Gordon

Nice Kaskara! I got the opportunity to handle one of these the other day. I liked it quite a bit. The Sudanese Kaskara has always been one of my favorite non-western sword forms. Probably because it looks so western...

I don't know what to say,
seing this sword is very confusing and envigorating for me. It looks so high-medieval! It's like I want to think it is a fantasy piece but I know that it is not.
Thanks to you and myArmoury for helping me grow in my conceptions of the field of arms and armour.
Excuse me but- man! tha't wierd! :eek: :lol:
Jeremy

Fascinating! the kaskara seems to be the eastern cousin of the Tuareg takouba, a somewhat similar long double edged sword, although with a much different hilt and a more tapered blade with a rounded point.

it would be interesting to see some information on the military and cultural context in which the kaskara was used, as I have heard of historic mounted soldiers of the Sudan using quilted armor and even mail.