Судан и Большой Ближний Восток

230 III. Судан и его соседи Fig. 1. 1—A typical example of the kaskara broadsword from the late 19th century Sudan, in scabbard (after R. Elgood, Pl. 2.12  1 ); 2 — A kaskara with a pseudo- Arabic inscription, with a scabbard covered by serpent skin, Eastern Sudan, late 19th C.; L = 112 cm (A.1905.195, The Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh). 2 3 — line drawing of a typical kaskara (G. S. Reed, Pl. LII, A 3 ) Some of the extant exemplars of kaskara swords are believed to be as early as 17–18th C.; however this is true as regards the blades only (all their mounts, to the best of my knowledge, are of the late19th — early 20 th CC.). Most of the earlier kaskara, though usually undated, are of the 1 Elgood R. The Arms and Armour of Arabia in the 18–19th and 20th centuries. Brookfield, Vermont, 1994. P. 16. 2 Bell H.,MatveevA. ACase of Survival of EarlyMedieval Straight Swords: “ Kaskara ” Broadswords in the 17th — early 20th Centuries Sudan. P. 302. 3 Reed G. S. Kaskara fromNorthern Darfur, Sudan // The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society . Vol. XII. No. 1. March 1987. Pl. LII. 3 2 1