Silver Mounted Kaskara / Saif

Description: A silver mounted kaskara Wide, straight, double-edged blade, with a short, central fuller at the forte; leather-bound wooden hilt with silver filigree decorations, rectangular silver pommel; leather-bound wooden scabbard decorated with bas-relieved waves, bas-relieved floral motifs at the silver mounts. Small defects and parts missing.

Dimensions: length 105.5 cm

Provenance: Oman

Dating: 19th Century

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