kaskara sword travelling through Sahara

francantolin · 16th June 2023, 06:47 PM

Thank's a lot for your reply Ed !
I don't really know if the blade is pattern welded but we can see an interesting steel structure and succesive sharpenings when I zoom with my camera

Here a picture of the majestic and friendly Tuareg who previously owned the sword,
He was walking with his dromedarys ($) between Djanet and the Tassili,
close to Libya and Niger frontiers.

David R · 16th June 2023, 09:43 PM

You can get a similar pattern from a water quench of a variety of steels, not just pattern welded. Nice sword and a good and high class example of the type.

16th June 2023, 06:47 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Thank's a lot for your reply Ed ! I don't really know if the blade is pattern welded but we can see an interesting steel structure and succesive sharpenings when I zoom with my camera Here a picture of the majestic and friendly Tuareg who previously owned the sword, He was walking with his dromedarys ($) between Djanet and the Tassili, close to Libya and Niger frontiers. Attached Images

16th June 2023, 09:43 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	You can get a similar pattern from a water quench of a variety of steels, not just pattern welded. Nice sword and a good and high class example of the type.