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Jim McDougall · 4th February 2008, 03:49 PM

Well done Jens!

I am always pleased to see the many extremely interesting weapons posted here, but often disappointed by 'look at this one' captions. There is a well established and outstanding core of knowledge here among not only the members, but clearly by readers who we always hope will join in the discussions. Gratefully most here openly share thier knowledge and by doing so promote active discussion with which we all learn more and gain perspective on the weapons being reviewed.To simply post something without personal observations that would give some thought on what makes the piece significant or what views are being sought is in my opinion, less than helpful. Naturally the case is quite different when an item is posted in response to a question or to illustrate a point in discussion.

That being said, I'm curious about the copper katar, which clearly has a very similar appearance to the example Jens posted. I must admit, I have seen very little use of copper as an overall hilt material, and would like to know more on this. We know of course that brass was a favored material in the Deccan to southern regions of India, but copper seems less represented.

All best regards,
Jim

4th February 2008, 03:49 PM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Well done Jens! I am always pleased to see the many extremely interesting weapons posted here, but often disappointed by 'look at this one' captions. There is a well established and outstanding core of knowledge here among not only the members, but clearly by readers who we always hope will join in the discussions. Gratefully most here openly share thier knowledge and by doing so promote active discussion with which we all learn more and gain perspective on the weapons being reviewed.To simply post something without personal observations that would give some thought on what makes the piece significant or what views are being sought is in my opinion, less than helpful. Naturally the case is quite different when an item is posted in response to a question or to illustrate a point in discussion. That being said, I'm curious about the copper katar, which clearly has a very similar appearance to the example Jens posted. I must admit, I have seen very little use of copper as an overall hilt material, and would like to know more on this. We know of course that brass was a favored material in the Deccan to southern regions of India, but copper seems less represented. All best regards, Jim