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19th March 2009, 05:41 PM
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Thank you Lew. Is it possible to date it more precisely, e.g. first or second half, early or late 19th century?
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19th March 2009, 05:44 PM
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1850-70 would be my guess |
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19th March 2009, 06:29 PM
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August 16, 1861 :-)
Seriously, how can we say? |
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19th March 2009, 06:35 PM
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Well, there are indeed some weapons which can be dated quite excatly. As I don't know much about Indian weapons, I dont know how exact you can date them... That's why I ask.
Thanks again Lew. Peter |
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19th March 2009, 06:50 PM
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Hi Peter, There seem to be a lot of these coming over at the moment. The handle parts of yours are distinctive and I've recently seen identically detailed shape/style Katars which are definately 'new' and deliberately rusted and others which may well be 19thC or even a bit earlier. I'd agree with Lew, yours looks like a genuine one. I'd guess late 19thC is most likely, but it could be 100 years older than that, its very difficult to tell. Great fun things for sure, wonderfully distinctive! Regards Gene |
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19th March 2009, 07:00 PM
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Thank you Gene.
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19th March 2009, 08:14 PM
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These new (fake) examples, do they also have the tip broadening for armour piercing ? or are they flat over the entire length of the blade ? Here are my 2 examples. Best regards, Willem |
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