AUCTION 43: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

A LARGE ISLAMIC KASKARA SWORD CHAD, 19TH CEN.

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

Buyer's premium:

Kaskara with fullered steel blade etched with Arabic inscriptions, straight quillon guard, leather-covered hilt with flattened pommel. Dark-brown stitched leather scabbard. This type of sword was used in battles around the Sultanate of Bagirmi in the 1890s.

L: 43 3/8 in., (110 cm.)

Condition: Good overall with expected signs of wear.