New Katars/Spearheads/Axehead -- And a peculiar object..!!!

bhushan_lawate · 21st September 2008, 06:18 PM

Hi all,

A couple of Katars, spearheads and peculiar looking axe heads (???) and a rather interesting object. (donno an iota what it is )

http://picasaweb.google.com/bhushanlawate/Weapons02#

Appreciate all comments on age and provenance and any other information that i can get.

Regards,
Bhushan

Battara · 21st September 2008, 07:54 PM

The axes are called bulova, the katars are from south India, and the "thing" - ceremonial use?

Lew · 21st September 2008, 11:08 PM

The katars are 18th century examples and are from Southern India.

Lew

Freddy · 22nd September 2008, 09:06 AM

Could the 'thing' be some kind of hairpin ?

kahnjar1 · 22nd September 2008, 09:46 AM

Could it be a pricker for clearing touch holes in cannon? You don't say how big it is.

Otherwise some nasty medical instrument??

VANDOO · 22nd September 2008, 05:43 PM

MY FIRST GUESS WAS A TEATHER TO BE STUCK IN THE GROUND FOR SECURING SMALL ANIMALS I ELIMINATED THAT AS IT WOULD NOT BE EASY TO HAMMER IT INTO THE GROUND WITHOUT LEAVING MARKS.
MY SECOND GUESS WAS A FINAL TO BE PLACED ON TOP OF A CEREMONIAL POLE BUT I NOTICED IN ONE OF THE PICTURES IT HAS A BARB ON THE SHARP TIP WHICH WOULD NOT HELP TO DRIVE IT INTO A POLE.
THIRD GUESS SOME SORT OF TOOL AND PERHAPS OTHER TOOLS OR KEYS COULD HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO IT AT SOME TIME IN THE PAST.

SO I GUESS THAT CLASSIFYS IT AS EITHER A THIMAJIG OR A WHATYOUMAYCALLIT.

21st September 2008, 06:18 PM	#1
bhushan_lawate Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: India Posts: 77	New Katars/Spearheads/Axehead -- And a peculiar object..!!! Hi all, A couple of Katars, spearheads and peculiar looking axe heads (???) and a rather interesting object. (donno an iota what it is ) http://picasaweb.google.com/bhushanlawate/Weapons02# Appreciate all comments on age and provenance and any other information that i can get. Regards, Bhushan

22nd September 2008, 09:46 AM	#5
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,739	Strange "thing" Could it be a pricker for clearing touch holes in cannon? You don't say how big it is. Otherwise some nasty medical instrument??

21st September 2008, 07:54 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	The axes are called bulova, the katars are from south India, and the "thing" - ceremonial use?

21st September 2008, 11:08 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	The katars are 18th century examples and are from Southern India. Lew

22nd September 2008, 09:06 AM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Could the 'thing' be some kind of hairpin ?

22nd September 2008, 05:43 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MY FIRST GUESS WAS A TEATHER TO BE STUCK IN THE GROUND FOR SECURING SMALL ANIMALS I ELIMINATED THAT AS IT WOULD NOT BE EASY TO HAMMER IT INTO THE GROUND WITHOUT LEAVING MARKS. MY SECOND GUESS WAS A FINAL TO BE PLACED ON TOP OF A CEREMONIAL POLE BUT I NOTICED IN ONE OF THE PICTURES IT HAS A BARB ON THE SHARP TIP WHICH WOULD NOT HELP TO DRIVE IT INTO A POLE. THIRD GUESS SOME SORT OF TOOL AND PERHAPS OTHER TOOLS OR KEYS COULD HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO IT AT SOME TIME IN THE PAST. SO I GUESS THAT CLASSIFYS IT AS EITHER A THIMAJIG OR A WHATYOUMAYCALLIT.