Just finished on Ebay...a KATAR

[blacklacrau]

Finished on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=110353941428

what´s your opinion??

[stephen wood]

...he has hundreds of them (and tulwars, firanghis) cheap as chips and very rusty

[KuKulzA28]

and the katars are too small even for my 8 year old sister.

[Ferguson]

Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

and the katars are too small even for my 8 year old sister.

Grip width is 65mm or 2.5". Man, that IS narrow.
Steve

[asomotif]

They appear to be old.

I have 2 similar examples that I bought over 10 years ago.
The tip of the pieces I have are thicker, indicating the armour piecing type.

Althought narrow, I assume they are original ?

Any other opinions around ?

Best regards,
Willem

[fernando]

Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

...and the katars are too small even for my 8 year old sister ...

Originally Posted by Ferguson

Grip width is 65mm or 2.5". Man, that IS narrow.
Steve

No big deal.
I have a genuine one with a 60 mm grip.
This is often seen in katars ... better say, jamdhars.
Fernando

[blacklacrau]

A blade with 25 cm....a punch....should make a great pain… in an human body! They had to know what they have done old times in India

[indiablade]

Hello Members
I am the guy [lightingray]who listed all the said katars talked about in the forum.
Yes i do have a load of tulwars about 150 in my office right now most of them are rusty but will clean up quite easy.
A few of the blades have engraving and armoury marks.
Some have realy nice hilts and outhers nice blades and easy to swap over as in india tar or ceiling wax was often used to fix a blade.
I am disapionted with ebay for banning the sale of oversized ethnic tableware on there site but i do now know a lot of collectors worldwide who buy from myself.
Any members who wish to buy can contact me. [not to certain if this is allowed]
Well i hope this has cleared up the mystery.

All the best indiablade

[sabertasche]

I'm somewhat new to katars, most I've seen are in really rough shape. Are the ones offered on epay "arsenal" grade while others are more finely finished?

Would these rough types be reserved for poorly trained foot soldiers in an emergency? Would officers and those with money have better finished katars, not have them issued through the arsenal?

Greg

[fernando]

Originally Posted by sabertasche

... Would officers and those with money have better finished katars? ...

Most obviouly; there are authentic pieces of art ... and wealth.
Fernando

[Lee]

Originally Posted by indiablade

Any members who wish to buy can contact me. [not to certain if this is allowed]

Welcome, indiablade. Offers of items for sale may be placed in the "swap forum," but are generally to be avoided in these general discussion forums. I expect your tulwars would find some interest.

I bought a plain katar once at the London Arms Fair, very much "munitions grade" with the armor piercing point. There were some numbers stamped on the hilt which I presumed were military until I saw similar marks on something entirely different in Ewart Oakeshott's collection and discovered these were accession numbers for the old display at the Rotunda at Woolwich...