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23rd July 2012, 02:27 AM
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17th Century Katar With European Blade
Picked this up last month. A nice old and in fairly shape katar from the south of India. The blade must have been cut down from the forward third of a European blade you can see the fuller on it. There are still some traces of gold koftgari still present.
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23rd July 2012, 04:20 PM
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Hi Lew,
Nice katar congratulations  .Are the side guards decorated? Jens |
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23rd July 2012, 05:12 PM
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Only a trace was left on the side bar  . The beads do spin though.
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23rd July 2012, 06:00 PM
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A beautiful piece indeed, I'm envious!
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23rd July 2012, 06:27 PM
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Hi Lew,
Try some WD40, that may help. Interesting that the side guards are profiled. Jens |
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23rd July 2012, 09:41 PM
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Arms Historian
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Oooooohhhhh!!!
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23rd July 2012, 10:46 PM
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Love that Katar, i have to add one to my collection someday.
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