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Lot 22Y
Two Sudanese KaskarasLate 19th/Early 20th Century
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £375 inc. premium
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Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
The first with broad double-edged blade with central fuller and etched decoration over each side including a panel of pseudo calligraphy, a flower, a lion's head, two men-in-the-moon and a star, hilt with steel langets and cross guard of diamond section, and leather-covered grip with cord tassel, in its tooled leather scabbard with characteristic swelling and aluminium locket and chape, steel suspension rings (strap incomplete), and twisted leather tassel; the second of similar form and with plain blade (some pitting), the grip and pommel each mounted with a strip of crocodile skin, in its tooled leather scabbard (2)
87 cm. and 97 cm. blades
87 cm. and 97 cm. blades








