Silver Hilted Kaskara

[TVV]

Here is an unusual kaskara for comments. The hilt is thinner than typical, and fully encased in green velvet and silver. The silver is pierced so the velvet is visible, including a large window on one side. The guard is of the sammaniya type. The blade is an older German blade of lenticular section, with the moon, star and hand holding a scimitar markings, which tapers into a thin point. Given the profile, it could have come from something like a Walloon hilted sword, so probably 17th century?

I am also attaching a photo showing it next to a more typical example for dimensions comparison.

As always, curious to see your thoughts on this kaskara.

[Patterson25]

Hi,

The hilt appears to be a Yemeni silver scroll holder that has been repurposed as a sword hilt.
The green velvet is commonly seen on Ethiopian shields (sometimes red as well).
This DIY modification may have been done recently by a European collector, or possibly earlier in Ethiopia or northern Somalia

Pat

[TVV]

That is a perfect match, thank you.