The kaskara is a type of traditional sword, which is characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea. The blade of the kaskara was usually about a yard long, double edged and with a spatulate tip. While most surviving examples are from the 19th century, the type is believed to have originated around the early 14th century, and may represent a localized survival of the straight, double-edged medieval Arab sword. The kaskara was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper arm and thorax. According to British Museum curator Christopher Spring, "in the central and eastern Sudan, from Chad through Darfur and across to the Red Sea province, the straight, double-edged swords known as kaskara were an essential possession of most men."
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| - Das Kaskara ist ein Schwert, das hauptsächlich im Sudan und in angrenzenden Gebieten vorkommt. Die Ursprünge des Kaskaras reichen bis in das 8. Jahrhundert, in die Zeit der islamischen Expansion. Das Kaskara hat die Funktion als Waffe verloren. In dieser Region gehört es jedoch zur gelebten Tradition. (de)
- The kaskara is a type of traditional sword, which is characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea. The blade of the kaskara was usually about a yard long, double edged and with a spatulate tip. While most surviving examples are from the 19th century, the type is believed to have originated around the early 14th century, and may represent a localized survival of the straight, double-edged medieval Arab sword. The kaskara was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper arm and thorax. According to British Museum curator Christopher Spring, "in the central and eastern Sudan, from Chad through Darfur and across to the Red Sea province, the straight, double-edged swords known as kaskara were an essential possession of most men." (en)
- Kaskara est une arme blanche à double tranchant typique du Tchad, Soudan et de l’Érythrée. Elle se porte horizontalement, cité dès le XIVe siècle elle semble être une survivance des armes blanches arabes. (fr)
- La Kaskara era un tipo di spada a lama diritta, affilata su ambo i lati. Arma tipica del Sudan e del Ciad, discende probabilmente dalle antiche spade a lama diritta in forza agli arabi prima della diffusione della scimitarra. Diffusasi nel XVI secolo, era ancora in uso nel XIX, durante le guerre coloniali tra i ribelli sudanesi e l'Impero britannico (v. Guerra Mahdista). La kaskara veniva portata di traverso sulla schiena, in un fodero caratterizzato da un bizzarro rigonfiamento a spatola in prossimità della punta. (it)
- Каскара - одноручний меч, поширений на території Судану, Чаду та Еритреї. Був поширеним в ХVI столітті, але використовувався й протягом ХІХ століття . (uk)
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| - Das Kaskara ist ein Schwert, das hauptsächlich im Sudan und in angrenzenden Gebieten vorkommt. Die Ursprünge des Kaskaras reichen bis in das 8. Jahrhundert, in die Zeit der islamischen Expansion. Das Kaskara hat die Funktion als Waffe verloren. In dieser Region gehört es jedoch zur gelebten Tradition. (de)
- The kaskara is a type of traditional sword, which is characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea. The blade of the kaskara was usually about a yard long, double edged and with a spatulate tip. While most surviving examples are from the 19th century, the type is believed to have originated around the early 14th century, and may represent a localized survival of the straight, double-edged medieval Arab sword. The kaskara was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper arm and thorax. According to British Museum curator Christopher Spring, "in the central and eastern Sudan, from Chad through Darfur and across to the Red Sea province, the straight, double-edged swords known as kaskara were an essential possession of most men." (en)
- Kaskara est une arme blanche à double tranchant typique du Tchad, Soudan et de l’Érythrée. Elle se porte horizontalement, cité dès le XIVe siècle elle semble être une survivance des armes blanches arabes. (fr)
- La Kaskara era un tipo di spada a lama diritta, affilata su ambo i lati. Arma tipica del Sudan e del Ciad, discende probabilmente dalle antiche spade a lama diritta in forza agli arabi prima della diffusione della scimitarra. Diffusasi nel XVI secolo, era ancora in uso nel XIX, durante le guerre coloniali tra i ribelli sudanesi e l'Impero britannico (v. Guerra Mahdista). La kaskara veniva portata di traverso sulla schiena, in un fodero caratterizzato da un bizzarro rigonfiamento a spatola in prossimità della punta. (it)
- Каскара - одноручний меч, поширений на території Судану, Чаду та Еритреї. Був поширеним в ХVI столітті, але використовувався й протягом ХІХ століття . (uk)
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