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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2017, 10:38 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,699
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Dont worry Jim, you can have my old glasses, thay...

Dont worry Jim, you can have my old glasses, thay are only about ten years old:-).
Jens
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2017, 09:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,699
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Jim, As far as I see it, there are two narrow...

Jim,
As far as I see it, there are two narrow fullers - and not one. Does that change you mind about a possible European origin?
To me the blade looks Indian.
Jens
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2017, 09:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,699
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Yes it looks like a kirach to me as well.

Yes it looks like a kirach to me as well.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2017, 10:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,699
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Ken, My reason for saying so is, that there is...

Ken,
My reason for saying so is, that there is a gap between the hilt and the blade. This mostly means that either the hilt or the blade has been changed during the time of use.
I am looking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2017, 09:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,699
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Ken, It is hard to judge the sword when you...

Ken,
It is hard to judge the sword when you only show part of it.
On the secpnd picture it seems as if the blade and the hilt does not fit. If this is so, it could meand that either the hilt or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2017, 04:28 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 64,513
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
You are right, but the main thing is the top of...

You are right, but the main thing is the top of the hilt - a horse head.
The hilt you now show is a different hilt as the one you showed earlier, and 'maybe' this could have some connection to Tipu...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2017, 04:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 29,884
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Likhari, Thank you, and I am sorry I spelled...

Likhari,
Thank you, and I am sorry I spelled your name wrongly.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2017, 02:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 64,513
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
I doubt that the hilt is a 'Tipu hilt', as I dont...

I doubt that the hilt is a 'Tipu hilt', as I dont remember to have seen a horse head on any of the hilts attributed to Tipu.
The way the ears are turned points towards a Marwari breed.
A hilt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2017, 10:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 29,884
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hi Kikhari, Yes you are right. Do you know...

Hi Kikhari,

Yes you are right. Do you know wat the text says to the hilt you shows?
Mine is Mughal 17th century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2017, 09:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Rajesh, Please tell me, if you hold the blade,...

Rajesh,
Please tell me, if you hold the blade, and hid the side guards on wood, does it sound like a tuning fork?
Jens
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2017, 10:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hi Rajesh, Your friend is right, It is from...

Hi Rajesh,

Your friend is right, It is from Deccan/South India, and it is safe to say 18th century.
The interesting thing is, that these katars from the south, with a curved hilt base either have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2017, 04:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Yes the katar could be used for slashing - at...

Yes the katar could be used for slashing - at least some of them.
Here is an early description of a katar from my catalogue A Passion for Indian weapons p. 10.

Gustav Oppert, a scholar of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2017, 05:05 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Yes Marius, the sideguards were meant for making...

Yes Marius, the sideguards were meant for making stability of the cross bars, but if it was only that, the side bars could have been quite short, as you now and again see them.On other, more fighting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2017, 04:56 PM
Replies: 14
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Views: 383,674
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
I am sorry to hear about you troubles, and I dont...

I am sorry to hear about you troubles, and I dont understand it at all, as they are dealing with stuff from WWII all over the place in Germany.

I once bought a Pichangatti from Artzi, and it was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2017, 04:40 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Eric, you could be right. Another question is,...

Eric, you could be right. Another question is, how many of the persons who could pay for these gold and silver decorated weapons, did take part in the actual battle? Did they sit on their elephants...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2017, 12:56 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hello Marius, You may be right when it comes...

Hello Marius,

You may be right when it comes to a sword, but what if the blow comes from a mace?
I have so far seen several katars with 'thin' side guards where one or both side guards are bend...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th November 2017, 01:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Alan's post made me remember one of my books,...

Alan's post made me remember one of my books, Suvarnadvipa written by R.C.Majumdar.
The book deals with the colonizing of countries and islands of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2017, 04:48 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Alan is right, and in the start it took me a long...

Alan is right, and in the start it took me a long time to figure out, that you need knowledge of how they were thinking at the time, and try to think so yourself.
This means, that one need to have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2017, 09:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Thank you very much for this mail, it is most...

Thank you very much for this mail, it is most interesting, and may lead to a bewtter understanding of the symbolism of decoration.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2017, 06:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Hello Ibrahiim, You are right - I dont like to...

Hello Ibrahiim,
You are right - I dont like to be told that I am a leader in this field, as I am not - what I am, is a collector with an interest i the katars for many years, and through this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2017, 04:48 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Most of the katars we see to day have relatively...

Most of the katars we see to day have relatively thin side guards, which would disqualify them as fighting weapons. To this come, as Robert writes in his last book, that some of them had older blades...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2017, 02:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
You are right, I should not have written 'court...

You are right, I should not have written 'court katars', I should have written 'daily use katars', and maybe added 'of a better quality'.
The question was not very clear, as I meant to ask 'compared...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2017, 09:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 49,351
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
How many of the katars we know were court katars?

Before I show any katars, I would like to know what the members think.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2017, 03:22 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 74,530
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Here is another one.Showing the later...

Here is another one.Showing the later Major-General Richard Hilton together with some Indian officers. I dont know when the picture was taken, but it was before WWII started.
Richard Hilton did...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st October 2017, 05:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,664
Posted By Jens Nordlunde
Ian, 'hard to find' is an understatement, as far...

Ian, 'hard to find' is an understatement, as far as I see it:-).

There are variations over the same weapon, although it seems as if the variations were connected to religion, and local places....
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