Indian Katar ,tourist maybe ?

chiefheadknocker · 8th December 2019, 11:16 AM

This is the first katar ive bought , i dont know anything about them , it looks like it has some age, but could it be a tourist piece ,the scabbard is quite fancy which makes me think it could be made for the tourist market , quite large at 43 cm, though its narrow at 6.5 cm

Henk · 8th December 2019, 03:43 PM

I think you bought yourself a very nice katar. Congrats on this one.
I don't think this is for the tourist market. If you would etch it i wouldn't be surprised it shows wootz.
Lets wait what the more knowledgeable members will say about this, in my eyes, beauty.

mahratt · 8th December 2019, 04:09 PM

Good katar. My congratulations.
It's just that katars of this form are quite common.

Kubur · 8th December 2019, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mahratt

Good katar. My congratulations.
It's just that katars of this form are quite common.

I agree but the scabbard is very nice and if it's a tourist piece i will buy it!

ariel · 8th December 2019, 06:29 PM

Per Elgood, katars in the 19th century were made in quantities, but for tourist/ souvenir purposes only. The era of face-to-face battles was over......
Everybody got a proverbial Maxim gun.

mahratt · 8th December 2019, 06:39 PM

chiefheadknocker, I think no one can say for sure whether your katar was made before 1857 (then it could be used for battle), or it was made in the late 19th century as an item for tourists.

Jens Nordlunde · 8th December 2019, 04:34 PM

If it is a tourist katar, then it is an old tourist katar, and it could, maybe, be from Bundi.
You write that it is 43 cm, but how long is the blade?
A width between the side guards of 6.5 cm is narrow, but not unusual.
Please show what the side guards look like, and at the same time give us a close up of the hilt base and the cross bars. Two animals are shown at the hilt base, what are they? They could be fish, but are they?

chiefheadknocker · 8th December 2019, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

If it is a tourist katar, then it is an old tourist katar, and it could, maybe, be from Bundi.
You write that it is 43 cm, but how long is the blade?
A width between the side guards of 6.5 cm is narrow, but not unusual.
Please show what the side guards look like, and at the same time give us a close up of the hilt base and the cross bars. Two animals are shown at the hilt base, what are they? They could be fish, but are they?

Thanks for your reply ,the blade is 25 cm long ,im not sure what animals on the hilt , remind me of wild boar ? ive attached a couple more pics

8th December 2019, 11:16 AM	#1
chiefheadknocker Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 143	Indian Katar ,tourist maybe ? This is the first katar ive bought , i dont know anything about them , it looks like it has some age, but could it be a tourist piece ,the scabbard is quite fancy which makes me think it could be made for the tourist market , quite large at 43 cm, though its narrow at 6.5 cm Attached Images

8th December 2019, 03:43 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	I think you bought yourself a very nice katar. Congrats on this one. I don't think this is for the tourist market. If you would etch it i wouldn't be surprised it shows wootz. Lets wait what the more knowledgeable members will say about this, in my eyes, beauty.

8th December 2019, 04:09 PM	#3
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	Good katar. My congratulations. It's just that katars of this form are quite common.

8th December 2019, 06:29 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Per Elgood, katars in the 19th century were made in quantities, but for tourist/ souvenir purposes only. The era of face-to-face battles was over...... Everybody got a proverbial Maxim gun.

8th December 2019, 06:39 PM	#6
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	chiefheadknocker, I think no one can say for sure whether your katar was made before 1857 (then it could be used for battle), or it was made in the late 19th century as an item for tourists.

8th December 2019, 04:34 PM	#7
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	If it is a tourist katar, then it is an old tourist katar, and it could, maybe, be from Bundi. You write that it is 43 cm, but how long is the blade? A width between the side guards of 6.5 cm is narrow, but not unusual. Please show what the side guards look like, and at the same time give us a close up of the hilt base and the cross bars. Two animals are shown at the hilt base, what are they? They could be fish, but are they?