Sudanese Kaskara Sword
The kaskara is the straight, double-edged broadsword of Sudan and the neighbouring regions of Chad and Eritrea, with a long blade, a cruciform quillon guard and a flattened disc pommel. Although most surviving examples date from the 19th century, the type is thought to have appeared around the 14th century and to preserve the straight-bladed style of the medieval Arab sword. The kaskara was an essential possession of most men across the central and eastern Sudan, from Chad through Darfur to the Red Sea coast, and it was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper arm and the chest.