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LOT 1991
Sudanese Kaskara Sword with Scabbard
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
41 1/2 in. (1.25 kg, 10.5.5 cm).
Comprising a two-edged straight-sided blade with shallow point, square-section crossguard with two vertical clips to grip the scabbard, columnar leather-bound grip and disc pommel; the wooden scabbard covered with leather decorated with heavily tooled bands, crocodile-skin panels to the chape and attachment collars, flared leaf-shaped lower body; broad tooled leather belt with securing laces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1991
Sudanese Kaskara Sword with Scabbard
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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