7th November 2006, 04:39 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast USA
Posts: 3,191
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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde
Lew,
Nice katar. No decoration, but maybe a dot marking – am I right? If I am right, it maybe could come from the Bikaner armoury.
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Jens
I am pretty sure this katar is from Bikaner it also has a W11 engraved on the side bar which I was told came from a famous British arms collection the Rotunda at Woolwich that was on display for many years until it was broken up in the middle of the 20th century.
http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/green...ich/rotunda.htm
http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/Kent/woolwich.htm
http://viewfinder.english-heritage....76285&=&JS=True
Lew
Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 8th November 2006 at 08:31 AM.
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