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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Hi all
Seems as of late I have acquired a sweet tooth for katars. Here is my latest purchase a buy now on eBay. It is quite clean very well executed fullers and is most probably wootz. Comments welcome ![]() |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Very nice katar, love the fullers on the blade. Hope that I don't get infected!
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kernersville, NC, USA
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That is really nice!
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#4 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Europe
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Hi Lew,
Yes it is a nice katar - congratulations. Without hand on I would say Deccan 18th century. Polished blades can be wootz, and often are, but not always. Jens |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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nice
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The katar arrived today. I gave it a light cleaning and etched the fullers. A lovely wootz pattern popped. The katar itself is super high quality and beefy with a wide grip even for my large hands
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I etched and burnished inside of the fullers. I buffed around the edges and the tip to bring out some more contrast between the two areas. See new picture above.
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Location: Kuwait
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Very nice Lew! would love to see your whole collection of katars :-))
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