Indian Katar

athena · 4th November 2006, 03:32 AM

Hi Jens,

I tried to clean it, but the steel seems too hard.

Jens Nordlunde · 4th November 2006, 05:31 PM

Hi Athena,

There must be a misunderstanding, the katar is pure Indian, not Chinese. The earliest description I know of, is from around 1330, written by Ibn Battuta/Batula or several other ways of spelling his name.

Jens

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4th November 2006, 03:32 AM	#1
athena Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 42	Hi Jens, I tried to clean it, but the steel seems too hard.

4th November 2006, 05:31 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Athena, There must be a misunderstanding, the katar is pure Indian, not Chinese. The earliest description I know of, is from around 1330, written by Ibn Battuta/Batula or several other ways of spelling his name. Jens