How old are the katar types?

Ian · 25th July 2015, 04:00 PM

Jens:

Thank you for posting these most interesting pieces with a clear provenance to pre-1700. They are all in great condition, with the two left-most examples looking as though they were just made. Excellent preservation over the years by museum staff.

The central one looks the "oldest" to me, and it appears that the left edge of the blade (as we look at it) is shorter than the right. Also, there appear to be some marks on the blade further down. Could this be a remount of an earlier knife which had a partially sharpened back edge? Is it possible this might be a European blade that was custom remounted? Just a passing thought.

Ian.

Jens Nordlunde · 25th July 2015, 04:23 PM

Ian,
In the book it say that it is a shortened European sword blade.
What I find interesting is, that even with dated blades you can not be quite sure, the dating was made when the katar was new, or sometime later, maybe 'helping' a bit on the age when dating it. But in this case we know for sure that the katars are, at least from the 17th century.
Jens

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25th July 2015, 04:00 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,455	Jens: Thank you for posting these most interesting pieces with a clear provenance to pre-1700. They are all in great condition, with the two left-most examples looking as though they were just made. Excellent preservation over the years by museum staff. The central one looks the "oldest" to me, and it appears that the left edge of the blade (as we look at it) is shorter than the right. Also, there appear to be some marks on the blade further down. Could this be a remount of an earlier knife which had a partially sharpened back edge? Is it possible this might be a European blade that was custom remounted? Just a passing thought. Ian.

25th July 2015, 04:23 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Ian, In the book it say that it is a shortened European sword blade. What I find interesting is, that even with dated blades you can not be quite sure, the dating was made when the katar was new, or sometime later, maybe 'helping' a bit on the age when dating it. But in this case we know for sure that the katars are, at least from the 17th century. Jens