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.

KuKulzA28 · 11th March 2009, 08:43 PM

It is true that they have a finer bone structure, my ex-girlfriend was the same way. She is 5'3" and tall for her family. Her hands couldn't fit in the katar I had. I swear it must have been a miniature or for a small child.

I'm Taiwanese American, I'm lean and light, but surprisingly 5'10", probably due to a higher protein diet. A lot of Westerners have bigger hands than mine, I find medium sized latex gloves a near perfect fit.

I'll keep the size in mind when looking at katars! Thanks.

Lew · 11th March 2009, 09:08 PM

KuKulzA28

I have had several katars and only two of them fit my big paws.

My son is about 5ft 6 inches and weighs 115 pounds he has no trouble fitting his hands in my katar.

Lew

KuKulzA28 · 11th March 2009, 09:39 PM

WOW NICE!
Someday I'll have the money or friend to be able to handle some authentic man-hand-sized katars myself!

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Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	KuKulzA28 I have had several katars and only two of them fit my big paws. My son is about 5ft 6 inches and weighs 115 pounds he has no trouble fitting his hands in my katar. Lew Attached Images

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11th March 2009, 10:09 AM	#1
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.

11th March 2009, 08:43 PM	#2
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	It is true that they have a finer bone structure, my ex-girlfriend was the same way. She is 5'3" and tall for her family. Her hands couldn't fit in the katar I had. I swear it must have been a miniature or for a small child. I'm Taiwanese American, I'm lean and light, but surprisingly 5'10", probably due to a higher protein diet. A lot of Westerners have bigger hands than mine, I find medium sized latex gloves a near perfect fit. I'll keep the size in mind when looking at katars! Thanks.

11th March 2009, 09:39 PM	#4
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	WOW NICE! Someday I'll have the money or friend to be able to handle some authentic man-hand-sized katars myself!