2 KATAR's Comments and Advice please

Pukka Bundook · 11th March 2009, 10:09 AM

Hi David,
Nice katars. Just a drop of oil, and they'll cometo life on their own, in my opinion.

KuKuLzA,

Many peoples of India have much finer bone structure than us weserners.

Their hands fit, or they would have made them bigger....with no digits outside the bars. I have heard that the bars could be used for parrying, not good with fingers sticking out.
Speaking of "Warrior caste" we must remeber the Gurkhas, no very big, but fierce as tigers.........and about as much fun to mess with!
also we knowTulwars are very much the same, rather tight for westerners.

I remember reading in Egerton, how Rajput boys were given shorter tulwars and encouraged to try them on lambs and kids. (No, not other kids!...goat kids!) It may just be that they were also given katars, and this might just possibly account for some of the more diminutive examples.

Just a theory, with nothing to back it up!.....and it Is 3.09am!

Best wishes,

Richard.

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11th March 2009, 10:09 AM	#6
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Hi David, Nice katars. Just a drop of oil, and they'll cometo life on their own, in my opinion. KuKuLzA, Many peoples of India have much finer bone structure than us weserners. Their hands fit, or they would have made them bigger....with no digits outside the bars. I have heard that the bars could be used for parrying, not good with fingers sticking out. Speaking of "Warrior caste" we must remeber the Gurkhas, no very big, but fierce as tigers.........and about as much fun to mess with! also we knowTulwars are very much the same, rather tight for westerners. I remember reading in Egerton, how Rajput boys were given shorter tulwars and encouraged to try them on lambs and kids. (No, not other kids!...goat kids!) It may just be that they were also given katars, and this might just possibly account for some of the more diminutive examples. Just a theory, with nothing to back it up!.....and it Is 3.09am! Best wishes, Richard.