Depiction of a Kaskara sword and Scabbard.
The Kaskara was a type of sword characteristic of Sudan and Chad.[1] The blade of the kaskara was usually about a yard long, double edged and with a spatulate tip.[citation needed] While most surviving examples are from the 19th century[citation needed], the type is believed to have originated around the early 14th century[citation needed], and may represent a localized survival of the straight, double-edged medieval Arab sword.[citation needed] The kaskara was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper arm and thorax.[citation needed] According to British Museum curator Christopher Spring, "in the central and eastern Sudan, from Chad through Darfur and across to the Red Sea province, the straight, double-edged swords known as kaskara were an essential possession of most men."[2]
References[]
- ↑ Wills, Chuck (2006). Weaponry: An Illustrated History. Irvington, NY: Hylas Publishing. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-59258-127-6.
- ↑ Spring, Christopher (1993) (snippet view). African Arms and Armor. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-56098-317-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=5CUSAQAAIAAJ&q=kaskara. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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